150 Profound Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche

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150 Profound Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900) was a German philosopher, cultural critic, and scholar, who is considered one of the most influential of all modern thinkers.

Nietzsche has explored various topics related to the human condition such as individuality, truth, morality, religion, history, culture and nihilism. The central point of his philosophy is the idea of “life-affirmation”, which focuses on life in this world instead on the world beyond.

In his brilliant career, Nietzsche published several major works of philosophy. Among the best known are Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Twilight of the Idols and Beyond Good and Evil.

His writings, especially on religion and morality in contemporary civilization, influenced many major thinkers and writers of the 20th century.

 

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What does not kill me, strengthens me.Twilight of the idols (1888), (Dover Publications, ed. 2004), Apophthegms and Darts, Aphorism 8, Page 3

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If thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter IV. Apophthegms and Interludes, Section 146, Page 97

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Against boredom even gods struggle in vain.The Antichrist (1888) (Knopf, ed. 1918), Section 48, Page 137

Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation. - Friedrich Nietzsche (The Will to Power Quotes)
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Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation.The Will to Power (1901) (ed. 1910), Vol. II, Book III, Chapter I, Section 552, Page 59

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Without music life would be a mistake.Twilight of the idols (1888), (Dover Publications, ed. 2004), Apophthegms and Darts, Section 33, Page 7

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Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 9. Man alone by Himself, Section 483, Page 355

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He who despises himself, nevertheless esteems himself thereby, as a despiser.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter IV. Apophthegms and Interludes, Section 78, Page 87

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Even God hath his hell: it is his love for man.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Part II, Chapter 25: The Pitiful, Page 96

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Close beside my knowledge lieth my black ignorance.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Part IV, Chapter 64: The Leech, Page 279

Therefore he gives man hope, in reality it is the worst of all evils, because it prolongs the torments of man. - Friedrich Nietzsche (Human, All Too Human Quotes)
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Therefore he gives man hope, – in reality it is the worst of all evils, because it prolongs the torments of man.Human, All Too Human (1878)(Cambridge, ed. 1996), Part I, Chapter 2. On the History of the Moral Sensations, Section 71, Page 45

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There is always some madness in love. But there is always, also, some method in madness.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Part I, Chapter 7. Reading and Writing, Page 40

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He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either.The Will to Power (1901), (ed. 1910), Vol. II, Book III, Chapter III, Section 801, Page 244

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There is more reason in your body than in your best wisdom.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Penguin, ed. 2003), Part I, Chapter 4. Of the Despisers of the Body, Page 62

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Success has always been the greatest liar.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter IX. What is Noble?, Section 269, Page 245

What is good? — All that increases the feeling of power, will to power, power itself, in man. - Friedrich Nietzsche (The Antichrist Quotes)
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What is good? – Whatever augments the feeling of power, the will to power, power itself, in man.The Antichrist (1888), (Knopf, ed. 1918), Section 2, Page 42

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The best author will be he who is ashamed to become one.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 4. Concerning the Soul of Artists and Authors, Section 192, Page 180

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There is a haughtiness of kindness which has the appearance of wickedness.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter IV. Apophthegms and Interludes, Section 184, Page 101

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One must pay dearly for immortality: one has to die several times while still alive.Ecce Homo (1888) (Macmillan, ed. 1924), Part III. Why I Write such Excellent Books, Chapter 6. Thus spake Zarathustra, Section 5, Page 105

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In everything there is one thing impossible – rationality!Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Part III, Chapter 48. Before Sunrise, Page 183

There are no eternal facts, as there are likewise no absolute truths. - Friedrich Nietzsche (Human, All Too Human Quotes)
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There are no eternal facts, as there are likewise no absolute truths.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 1. First and Last Things, Section 2, Page 15

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Man is for woman a means: the purpose is always the child.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Part I, Chapter 18. Old and Young Women, Page 69

We often contradict an opinion when it is really only the tone in which it is expressed that is unsympathetic to us. - Friedrich Nietzsche (Human, All Too Human Quotes)
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We often contradict an opinion when it is really only the tone in which it is expressed that is unsympathetic to us.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 6. Man in Society, Section 303, Page 269

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The man who is being punished is no longer he who has done the deed. He is always the scapegoat.The Dawn or The Dawn of Day (1881), (The Macmillan, ed. 1911), Book IV, Section 252, Page 243

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To recognise untruth as a condition of life.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter I. Prejudices of Philosophers, Section 4, Page 9

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Whoever has not got a good father should procure one.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 7. Wife and Child, Section 381, Page 296

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Facts are precisely what is lacking, all that exists consists of interpretations.The Will to Power (1901), (ed. 1910), Vol. II, Book III, Chapter I, Section 481, Page 12

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There exists in the world a single path along which no one can go except you: whither does it lead? Do not ask, go along it.Untimely Meditations (1876), (Cambridge, ed. 1983), Chapter 3. Schopenhauer as Educator, Section 1, Page 129

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Wit is the epitaph of an emotion.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1911), Part II, Miscellaneous Maxims and Opinions, Section 202, Page 105

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In praise there is more obtrusiveness than in blame.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter IV. Apophthegms and Interludes, Section 170, Page 100

Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful! - Friedrich Nietzsche (Thus Spoke Zarathustra Quotes)
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Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful!'Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Part II, Chapter 29. The Tarantulas, Page 108

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Danger which first teaches us to know our resources, our virtues, our shield and sword, our genius, – which compels us to be strong…Twilight of the Idols (1888), (Dover Publications, ed. 2004), Roving Expeditions of an Inopportune Philosopher, Section 38, Page 60

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Our destiny rules over us, even when we are not yet aware of it; it is the future that makes laws for our today.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Author's Preface, Section 7, Page 11

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The most perfidious manner of injuring a cause is to vindicate it intentionally with fallacious arguments.The Gay Science or The Joyful Wisdom (1882), (Dover, ed. 2006), Book III, Section 191, Page 107

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Blessed are the forgetful: for they “get the better” even of their blunders.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter VII. Our Virtues, Section 217, Page 161

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The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Penguin, ed. 2003), Part I, Chapter 18. Of Old and Young Women, Page 91

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A good author possesses not only his own intellect, but also that of his friends.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 4. Concerning the Soul of Artists and Authors, Section 180, Page 178

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Neither necessity nor desire, but the love of power, is the demon of mankind. You may give men everything possible health, food, shelter, enjoyment but they are and remain unhappy and capricious, for the demon waits and waits; and must be satisfied.The Dawn or The Dawn of Day (1881), (The Macmillan, ed. 1911), Book IV, Section 262, Page 248

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“Faith” means the will to avoid knowing what is true.The Antichrist (1888), (Knopf, ed. 1918), Section 52, Page 148

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Insanity in individuals is something rare – but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter IV. Apophthegms and Interludes, Section 156, Page 98

One should hold fast one's heart; for when one letteth it go, how quickly doth one's head run away! - Friedrich Nietzsche (Thus Spoke Zarathustra Quotes)
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One should hold fast one’s heart; for when one letteth it go, how quickly doth one’s head run away!Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Part II, Chapter 25: The Pitiful, Page 95

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What really raises one’s indignation against suffering is not suffering intrinsicalty, but the senselessness of sufferinig.On the Genealogy of Morality (1887), (ed. 1913), Essay II. Guilt, Bad Conscience, and the Like, Section 7, Page 77

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We recover best from our unnaturalness, from our spirituality, in our savage moods…Twilight of the idols (1888), (Dover Publications, ed. 2004), Apophthegms and Darts, Section 6, Page 3

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There is an innocence of admiration: it is possessed by him to whom it has not yet occurred that he himself may he admired some day. Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter IV. Apophthegms and Interludes, Section 118, Page 92

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One repays a teacher badly if one remains only a pupil.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Penguin, ed. 2003), Part I, Chapter 22. Of the Bestowing Virtue, Section 3, Page 103

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The unreasonableness of a thing is no argument against its existence, but rather a condition thereof.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 9. Man alone by Himself, Section 515, Page 361

Is not life a hundred times too short for us — to bore ourselves? - Friedrich Nietzsche (Beyond Good and Evil Quotes)
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Is not life a hundred times too short for us – to bore ourselves?Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter VII. Our Virtues, Section 227, Page 173

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For in fact, nothing is more democratic than logic: it is knows no respect of persons, and takes even the crooked nose as straight.The Gay Science or The Joyful Wisdom (1882), (Dover, ed. 2006), Book V. We Fearless Ones, Section 348, Page 163

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Idleness is the parent of all psychology.Twilight of the idols (1888), (Dover Publications, ed. 2004), Apophthegms and Darts, Section 1, Page 3

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Every nation, every individual, has unpleasant and even dangerous qualities.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 8. A Glance at the State, Section 475, Page 347

The maturity of man - that means, to have reacquired the seriousness that one had as a child at play. - Friedrich Nietzsche (Beyond Good and Evil Quotes)
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The maturity of man – that means, to have reacquired the seriousness that one had as a child at play.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter IV. Apophthegms and Interludes, Section 94, Page 89

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He whom the flame of jealousy encompasseth, turneth at last, like the scorpion, the poisoned sting against himself.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Part I, Chapter 5. Joys and Passions, Page 36

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The most common sort of lie is that by which a man deceives himself: the deception of others is a relatively rare offence.The Antichrist (1888), (Knopf, ed. 1918), Section 55, Page 156

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What we experience in dreams, provided we experience it often, pertains at last just as much to the general belonging of our soul as anything “actually” experienced; by virtue thereof we are richer or poorer.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter V. The Natural History of Morals, Section 193, Page 114

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One must still have chaos in one, to give birth to a dancing star.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Zarathustra's Prologue, Section 5, Page 11

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Marriages which are contracted for love (so-called love-matches) have error for their father and need (necessity) for their mother.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 7. Wife and Child, Section 389, Page 297

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We are all growing volcanoes, which will have their hours of eruption: how near or how distant this is, nobody of course knows, not even the good God.The Gay Science or The Joyful Wisdom (1882), (Dover, ed. 2006), Book I, Section 9, Page 25

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How is it? Is man only a mistake of God? Or God only a mistake of man?Twilight of the idols (1888), (Dover Publications, ed. 2004), Apophthegms and Darts, Section 7, Page 3

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The best friend will probably get the best wife, because a good marriage is based on talent for friendship.
(Also known as: It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.) Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 7. Wife and Child, Section 378, Page 295

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The thought of suicide is a great consolation: by means of it one gets successfully through many a bad night.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter IV. Apophthegms and Interludes, Section 157, Page 98

He who wisheth one day to fly, must first learn standing and walking and running and climbing and dancing: - one doth not fly into flying! - Friedrich Nietzsche (Thus Spoke Zarathustra Quotes)
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He who wisheth one day to fly, must first learn standing and walking and running and climbing and dancing: – one doth not fly into flying!Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Part III, Chapter 55. The Spirit of Gravity, Section 2, Page 217

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The fact that an intellect contains a few worms does not detract from its ripeness.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1911), Part II, Miscellaneous Maxims and Opinions, Section 353, Page 165

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But the worst enemy thou canst meet, wilt thou thyself always be; thou waylayest thyself in caverns and forests.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Part I, Chapter 17. The Way of the Creating One, Page 67

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It is the privilege of greatness to confer intense happiness with insignificant gifts.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 9. Man alone by Himself, Section 496, Page 358

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If we possess our why of life we can put up with almost any how.
(Also known as: He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.)Twilight of the idols (1888), (Penguin, ed. 2003), Maxims and Arrows, Aphorism 12, Page 33

Let us be on our guard against saying that death is contrary to life. The living being is only a species of dead being, and a very rare species. - Friedrich Nietzsche (The Gay Science Quotes)
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Let us be on our guard against saying that death is contrary to life. The living being is only a species of dead being, and a very rare species.The Gay Science or The Joyful Wisdom (1882), (Dover, ed. 2006), Book III, Section 109, Page 82

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Only where there are graves are there resurrections.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Part II, Chapter 33. The Grave Song, Page 122

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It is not the struggle of opinions that has made history so turbulent; but the struggle of belief in opinions, – that is to say, of convictions.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 9. Man alone by Himself, Section 630, Page 398

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Culture is liberation, the removal of all the weeds, rubble and vermin that want to attack the tender buds of the plant.Untimely Meditations (1876), (Cambridge, ed. 1983), Chapter 3. Schopenhauer as Educator, Section 1, Page 130

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No one is such a liar as the indignant man.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter II. The Free Spirit, Section 26, Page 40

He who has seen another's ideal becomes his inexorable judge, and as it were his evil conscience.- Friedrich Nietzsche (Human, All Too Human Quotes)
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He who has seen another’s ideal becomes his inexorable judge, and as it were his evil conscience.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1911), Part II, Miscellaneous Maxims and Opinions, Section 402, Page 176

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Verily, he who possesseth little is so much the less possessed: blessed be moderate poverty!Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Part I, Chapter 11. The New Idol, Page 52

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The “kingdom of heaven” is a state of the heart – not something to come “beyond the world” or “after death.”The Antichrist (1888), (Knopf, ed. 1918), Section 34, Page 105

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We sometimes remain faithful to a cause merely because its opponents never cease to be insipid.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 9. Man alone by Himself, Section 536, Page 365

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To die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly.Twilight of the Idols (1888), (Dover Publications, ed. 2004), Roving Expeditions of an Inopportune Philosopher, Section 36, Page 56

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When a man has finished building his house, he finds that he has learnt unawares something which he ought absolutely to have known before he – began to build.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter IX. What is Noble?, Section 277, Page 251

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Forgetting our purpose is the most frequent form of folly.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1911), Part II, Miscellaneous Maxims and Opinions, Section 402, Page 176

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The admiration of a quality or of an art may be so strong as to deter us from aspiring to possess that quality or art.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1911), Part II, Miscellaneous Maxims and Opinions, Section 370, Page 169

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What is happiness? – The feeling that power increases – that resistance is overcome.The Antichrist (1888), (Knopf, ed. 1918), Section 2, Page 43

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Sensuality often forces the growth of love too much, so that its root remains weak, and is easily torn up.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter IV. Apophthegms and Interludes, Section 120, Page 93

Our character is determined more by the absence of certain experiences than by the experiences we have undergone.- Friedrich Nietzsche (Human, All Too Human Quotes)
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Our character is determined more by the absence of certain experiences than by the experiences we have undergone.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1911), Part II, Miscellaneous Maxims and Opinions, Section 36, Page 31

Extreme positions are not relieved by more moderate ones, but by extreme opposite positions. - Friedrich Nietzsche (The Will to Power Quotes)
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Extreme positions are not relieved by more moderate ones, but by extreme opposite positions.The Will to Power (1901), (ed. 1910), Vol. I, Book I, Chapter I, Section 55, Page 47

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It is the stillest words which bring the storm. Thoughts that come with doves’ footsteps guide the world.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Part II, Chapter 44: The Stillest Hour, Page 162

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Egoism belongs to the essence of a noble soul.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter IX. What is Noble?, Section 265, Page 240

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Before the effect one believes in other causes than after the effect.The Gay Science or The Joyful Wisdom (1882), (Dover, ed. 2006), Book III, Section 217, Page 110

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One does not hate as long as one disesteems, but only when one esteems equal or superior.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter IV. Apophthegms and Interludes, Section 173, Page 100

He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted. - Friedrich Nietzsche (Human, All Too Human Quotes)
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He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 2. The History of the Moral Sentiments, Section 87, Page 88

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Fanatics are picturesque, and mankind prefers observing poses to listening to reasons…The Antichrist (1888), (Knopf, ed. 1918), Section 54, Page 155

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Not joy but joylessness is the mother of debauchery.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1911), Part II, Miscellaneous Maxims and Opinions, Section 77, Page 43

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Our treasure is there, where stand the hives of our knowledge.On the Genealogy of Morality (1887), (ed. 1913), Preface, Section I, Page 1

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.- Friedrich Nietzsche (Philosophy in the Tragic Age of the Greeks Quotes)
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Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.Philosophy in the Tragic Age of the Greeks (1873), (ed. 1962), Section 11, Page 83

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Do ever what ye will – but first be such as can will.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Part III, Chapter 49. The Bedwarfing Virtue, Section 3, Page 190

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Presumption in connection with merit offends us even more than presumption in persons devoid of merit, for merit in itself offends us.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 6. Man in Society, Section 332, Page 274

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By means of music the very passions enjoy themselves.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter IV. Apophthegms and Interludes, Section 106, Page 91

I still live, I still think; I must still live, for I must still think. - Friedrich Nietzsche (The Gay Science Quotes)
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I still live, I still think; I must still live, for I must still think.The Gay Science or The Joyful Wisdom (1882), (Dover, ed. 2006), Book IV. Sanctus Januarius, Section 276, Page 119

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What is great in man is that he is a bridge and not a goal.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Zarathustra's Prologue, Section 4, Page 8

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The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies, but also to hate his friends.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Part I, Chapter 22. The Bestowing Virtue, Section 3, Page 82

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Man is the cruellest animal.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Part III, Chapter 57. The Convalescent, Section 2, Page 244

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Perhaps I know best why man is the only animal that laughs: he alone suffers so excruciatingly that he was compelled to invent laughter.The Will to Power (1901), (ed. 1910), Vol. I, Book I, Chapter I, Section 91, Page 74

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In the true man there is a child hidden: it wanteth to play.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Part I, Chapter 18. Old and Young Women, Page 69

What is the ape to man? A laughing-stock, a thing of shame. And just the same shall man be to the Superman: a laughing-stock, a thing of shame. - Friedrich Nietzsche (Thus Spoke Zarathustra Quotes)
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What is the ape to man? A laughing-stock, a thing of shame. And just the same shall man be to the Superman: a laughing-stock, a thing of shame.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Zarathustra's Prologue, Section 3, Page 6

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A young man can be most surely corrupted when he is taught to value the like-minded more highly than the differently minded.The Dawn or The Dawn of Day (1881), (The Macmillan, ed. 1911), Book IV, Section 297, Page 262

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Man is a rope stretched between the animal and the Superman – a rope over an abyss.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Zarathustra's Prologue, Section 4, Page 8

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Man is something that is to be surpassed.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Zarathustra's Prologue, Section 3, Page 6

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In the mountains of truth you never climb in vain. Either you already reach a higher point today, or you exercise your strength in order to be able to climb higher tomorrow.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1911), Part II, Miscellaneous Maxims and Opinions, Section 358, Page 166

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There are many kinds of eyes. Even the Sphinx has eyes – therefore there must be many kinds of “truths,” and consequently there can be no truth.The Will to Power (1901), (ed. 1910), Vol. II, Book III, Chapter I, Section 540, Page 50

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But what after all are man’s truths? They are his irrefutable errors.The Gay Science or The Joyful Wisdom (1882), (Dover, ed. 2006), Book III, Section 265, Page 117

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It is an excellent thing to express a thing consecutively in two ways, and thus provide it with a right and a left foot. Truth can stand indeed on one leg, but with two she will walk and complete her journey.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1911), Part II, The Wanderer and His Shadow, Section 13, Page 193

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Not when the truth is filthy, but when it is shallow, doth the discerning one go unwillingly into its waters.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Part I, Chapter 13. Chastity, Page 57

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A little health on and off is the best remedy for the invalid.Human, All Too Human (1878) , (London, ed. 1911), Part II, The Wanderer and His Shadow, Section 325, Page 356

A pair of powerful spectacles has sometimes sufficed to cure a person in love. - Friedrich Nietzsche (Human, All Too Human Quotes)
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A pair of powerful spectacles has sometimes sufficed to cure a person in love.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 7. Wife and Child, Section 413, Page 303

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Haste is universal because everyone is in flight from himself.Untimely Meditations (1876), (Cambridge, ed. 1983), Chapter 3. Schopenhauer as Educator, Section 5, Page 158

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Many a man fails to become a thinker for the sole reason that his memory is too good.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1911), Part II, Miscellaneous Maxims and Opinions, Section 122, Page 66

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A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read with exactness.The Portable Nietzche (ed. 1954), We Philologists (Autumn 1874), Section 17 Page 48

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When one has much to put into them, a day has a hundred pockets.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 9. Man Alone with Himself, Section 529, Page 364

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Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be entreated not to hit the nail at all.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1911), Part II, The Wanderer and His Shadow, Section 326, Page 356

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If there is something to pardon in everything, there is also something to contemn!The Will to Power (1901), (ed. 1910), Vol. I, Book I, Chapter I, Section 81, Page 68

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Out of the deepest must the highest come to its height.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Part III, Chapter 45. The Wanderer, Page 169

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To talk much about oneself may also be a means of concealing oneself.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter IV. Apophthegms and Interludes, Section 169, Page 100

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Fear is the mother of morals.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter V. The Natural History of Morals, Section 201, Page 124

Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual. - Friedrich Nietzsche (The Gay Science Quotes)
120

Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual.The Gay Science or The Joyful Wisdom (1882), (Dover, ed. 2006), Book III, Section 116, Page 86

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To be ashamed of one’s immorality is a step on the ladder at the end of which one is ashamed also of one’s morality.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter IV. Apophthegms and Interludes, Section 95, Page 89

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There is no such thing as moral phenomena, but only a moral interpretation of phenomena.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter IV. Apophthegms and Interludes, Section 108, Page 91

Art raises its head where creeds relax. - Friedrich Nietzsche (Human, All Too Human Quotes)
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Art raises its head where creeds relax.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 4. Concerning the Soul of Artists and Authors, Section 150, Page 156

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Art is the only task of life.The Will to Power (1901), (ed. 1910), Vol. II, Book III, Chapter IV, Section 853, Page 292

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Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest.The Birth of Tragedy (1872), (ed. 1923), Chapter III. The Birth of Tragedy, Section 24, Page 182

When art arrays itself in the most shabby material it is most easily recognised as art. - Friedrich Nietzsche (Human, All Too Human Quotes)
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When art arrays itself in the most shabby material it is most easily recognised as art.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 4. Concerning the Soul of Artists and Authors, Section 179, Page 178

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It is true we love life; not because we are wont to live, but because we are wont to love.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Part I, Chapter 7. Reading and Writing, Page 40

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And life, in spite of ourselves, is not devised by morality.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Author's Preface, Section 1, Page 3

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No one can construct for you the bridge upon which precisely you must cross the stream of life, no one but you yourself alone.Untimely Meditations (1876), (Cambridge, ed. 1983), Chapter 3. Schopenhauer as Educator, Section 1, Page 129

The wisest men in all ages have judged similarly with regard to life: it is good for nothing. - Friedrich Nietzsche (Twilight of the Idols Quotes)
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The wisest men in all ages have judged similarly with regard to life: it is good for nothing.'Twilight of the Idols (1888), (Dover Publications, ed. 2004), The Problem of Socrates, Section 1, Page 9

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What is done out of love always takes place beyond good and evil.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter IV. Apophthegms and Interludes, Section 153, Page 98

There is not sufficient love and goodness in the world to permit us to give some of it away to imaginary beings. - Friedrich Nietzsche (Human, All Too Human Quotes)
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There is not sufficient love and goodness in the world to permit us to give some of it away to imaginary beings.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 3. The Religious Life, Section 129, Page 130

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The demand to be loved is the greatest of presumptions.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 9. Man alone by Himself, Section 523, Page 363

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For this is hardest of all: to close the open hand out of love, and keep modest as a giver.Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883), (Modern Library, ed. 1917), Part II, Chapter 23. The Child with the Mirror, Page 87

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In revenge and in love woman is more barbarous than man.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter IV. Apophthegms and Interludes, Section 139, Page 96

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Woman learns how to hate in proportion as she – forget now to charm.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter IV. Apophthegms and Interludes, Section 84, Page 88

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Stupidity in a woman is unfeminine.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1911), Part II, The Wanderer and His Shadow, Section 273, Page 328

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If a woman possesses manly virtues, she is to be run away from; and if she does not possess them, she runs away herself.Twilight of the idols (1888), (Dover Publications, ed. 2004), Apophthegms and Darts, Section 28, Page 6

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The secret of realising the largest productivity and the greatest enjoyment of existence is to live in danger!The Gay Science or The Joyful Wisdom (1882), (Dover, ed. 2006), Book IV: Sanctus Januarius, Section 283, Page 123

Existence really is an imperfect tense that never becomes a present. - Friedrich Nietzsche (On the Use and Abuse of History for Life Quotes)
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Existence really is an imperfect tense that never becomes a present.On the Use and Abuse of History for Life (1874)

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We are responsible to ourselves for our own existence; consequently we want to be the true helmsman of this existence and refuse to allow our existence to resemble a mindless act of chance.Untimely Meditations (1876), (Cambridge, ed. 1983), Chapter 3. Schopenhauer as Educator, Section 1, Page 128

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Our vanity is most difficult to wound just when our pride has been wounded.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter IV. Apophthegms and Interludes, Section 111, Page 92

One will seldom go wrong if one attributes extreme actions to vanity, average ones to habit, and petty ones to fear. - Friedrich Nietzsche (Human, All Too Human Quotes)
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One will seldom go wrong if one attributes extreme actions to vanity, average ones to habit, and petty ones to fear.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 2. The History of the Moral Sentiments, Section 74, Page 83

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The vanity of others is only counter to our taste when it is counter to our vanity.Beyond Good and Evil (1886), (New York, ed. 1907), Chapter IV. Apophthegms and Interludes, Section 176, Page 100

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Thoughts are the shadows of our sentiments – always, however, obscurer, emptier, and simpler.The Gay Science or The Joyful Wisdom (1882), (Dover, ed. 2006), Book III, Section 179, Page 105

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Only thoughts won by walking are valuable.Twilight of the idols (1888), (Dover Publications, ed. 2004), Apophthegms and Darts, Section 34, Page 7

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He who cannot put his thoughts on ice should not enter into the heat of dispute.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 6. Man in Society, Section 315, Page 271

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My concept of freedom. – The worth of a thing lies sometimes not in what one attains with it, but in what one pays for it – what it costs us.Twilight of the Idols (1888), (Dover Publications, ed. 2004), Roving Expeditions of an Inopportune Philosopher, Section 38, Page 59

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All mankind is divided, as it was at all times and is still, into slaves and freemen; for whoever has not two-thirds of his day for himself is a slave, be he otherwise whatever he likes, statesman, merchant, official, or scholar.Human, All Too Human (1878), (London, ed. 1909), Part I, Chapter 5. The Signs of Higher and Lower Culture, Section 283, Page 259

Nothing has been more dearly bought than the minute portion of human reason and feeling of liberty upon which we now pride ourselves. - Friedrich Nietzsche (The Dawn Quotes)
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Nothing has been more dearly bought than the minute portion of human reason and feeling of liberty upon which we now pride ourselves.The Dawn or The Dawn of Day (1881), (The Macmillan, ed. 1911), Book I, Section 18, Page 26