Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Germany
15 Oct 1844 // 25 Aug 1900
Philosopher
15 Oct 1844 // 25 Aug 1900
Philosopher
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If a man have a strong faith he can indulge in the luxury of skepticism
How good bad music and bad reasons sound when we march against an enemy
Hope in reality is the worst of all evils, because it prolongs the torments of man
He who cannot lie does not know what the truth is
He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted
He divines remedies against injuries; he knows how to turn serious accidents to his own advantage; whatever does not kill him makes him stronger
Great intellects are skeptical
Freedom is the will to be responsible to ourselves
Fear is the mother of morality
Every extension of knowledge arises from making the conscious the unconscious
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
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
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."
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Essays