Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Germany
15 Oct 1844 // 25 Aug 1900
Philosopher

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All idealism is falsehood in the face of necessity
Against war it may be said that it makes the victor stupid and the vanquished revengeful
A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us
A man's maturity consists in having found again the seriousness one had as a child, at play
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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