Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Germany
15 Oct 1844 // 25 Aug 1900
Philosopher
15 Oct 1844 // 25 Aug 1900
Philosopher
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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
If there is something to pardon in everything, there is also something to condemn
I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time
I assess the power of a will by how much resistance, pain, torture it endures and knows how to turn to its advantage
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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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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