Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Germany
15 Oct 1844 // 25 Aug 1900
Philosopher

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All truth is simple... is that not doubly a lie?
All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth
All of life is a dispute over taste and tasting
All credibility, all good conscience, all evidence of truth come only from the senses
Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent
After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands
A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy
A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read with exactness
In the mountains of truth, you never climb in vain
Many a man fails to become a thinker for the sole reason that his memory is too good
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