Nice Quotes #81: Friedrich Nietzsche


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All great things must first wear terrifying and monstrous masks in order to inscribe themselves on the hearts of humanity.

Friedrich Nietzsche


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One must not let oneself be misled: they say 'Judge not!' but they send to Hell everything that stands in their way.

The earth has a skin and that skin has diseases; one of its diseases is called man.

It is the business of the very few to be independent; it is a privilege of the strong. And whoever attempts it, even with the best right, but without being OBLIGED to do so, proves that he is probably not only strong, but also daring beyond measure. He enters into a labyrinth, he multiplies a thousandfold the dangers which life in itself already brings with it; not the least of which is that no one can see how and where he loses his way, becomes isolated, and is torn piecemeal by some minotaur of conscience. Supposing such a one comes to grief, it is so far from the comprehension of men that they neither feel it, nor sympathize with it. And he cannot any longer go back! He cannot even go back again to the sympathy of men!

Of all evil I deem you capable: Therefore I want good from you. Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws.

He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary.

Without forgetting it is quite impossible to live at all.

The spiritualization of sensuality is called love: it is a great triumph over Christianity.

What is the truth, but a lie agreed upon.

As long as you still experience the stars as something "above you", you lack the eye of knowledge.

They call you heartless; but you have a heart and I love you for being ashamed to show it.