Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Germany
15 Oct 1844 // 25 Aug 1900
Philosopher
15 Oct 1844 // 25 Aug 1900
Philosopher
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Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of freedom which now constitutes our pride
Not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, does the enlightened man dislike to wade into its waters
No one lies so boldly as the man who is indignant
Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation
Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal
Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes
It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book
It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!
Is life not a thousand times too short for us to bore ourselves?
In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play
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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