Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Germany
15 Oct 1844 // 25 Aug 1900
Philosopher

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Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual
Morality is the best of all devices for leading mankind by the nose
Man is more ape than many of the apes
Living in a constant chase after gain compels people to expend their spirit to the point of exhaustion
Like tourists huffing and puffing to reach the peak we forget the view on the way up
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages
Insanity in individuals is something rare, but in groups, parties, nations and epochs it is the rule
In revenge and in love, woman is more barbarous than man
In heaven all the interesting people are missing
If we have our own why of life, we shall get along with almost any how
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays