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Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes

Truth as Circe. - Error has transformed animals into men; is truth perhaps capable of changing man back into an animal? Picture Quote #1

You tell me: ‘Life is hard to bear.’ But if it were otherwise why should ou have your pride in the morning nad your resignation in the evening? Picture Quote #1

You should seek your enemy, you should wage your war - a war for your opinions. And when your opinion is defeatedy our honesty should still cry triumph over that! Picture Quote #1

It is a self-deception of philosophers and moralists to imagine that they escape decadence by opposing it. That is beyond their will; and, however little they acknowledge it, one later discovers that they were among the most powerful promoters of decadence Picture Quote #1

Love of one is a piece of barbarism: for it is practised at the expense of all others. Love of God likewise Picture Quote #1

Without music, life would be a mistake... I would only believe in a God who knew how to dance Picture Quote #1

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What is Genius?- To aspire to a lofty aim and to will the means to that aim Picture Quote #1

Do you call yourself Free? It is your ruling thought that I would hear, and not that you have escaped from a yoke Picture Quote #1

Truth will have no gods before it.- The belief in truth begins with the doubt of all truths in which one has previously believed Picture Quote #1

The architect represents neither a Dionysian nor an Apollinian condition: here it is the mighty act of will, the will which moves mountains, the intoxication of the strong will, which demands artistic expression. The most powerful men have always inspired the architects; the architect has always been influenced by power Picture Quote #1

The greater the obstacle the more glory in overcoming it. - What does not destroy makes me stronger Picture Quote #1

Anecdote: Greatness Means Leading the Way. No stream is large and copious of itself, but becomes great by receiving and leading on so many tributary streams. It is so, also, with all intellectual greatness, It is only a question of someone indicating the direction to be followed by so many affluent; not whether he was richly or poorly gifted originally Picture Quote #1

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All religions bear traces of the fact that they arose during the intellectual immaturity of the human race - before it had learned the obligations to speak the truth. Not one of them makes it the duty of its God to be truthful and understandable in his communications Picture Quote #1

What if God were not exactly truth, and if this could be proved? And if he were instead the vanity, the desire for power, the ambitions, the fear, and the enraptured and terrified folly of mankind? Picture Quote #1

I am Zarathustra the Godless: where shall I find my equal? All those who give themselves their own will and renounce all submission, they are my equals Picture Quote #1

Or shall I go out as a light does, not first blown out by the wind, but grown tired and weary of itself - a burnt out light? Or finally, shall I blow myself out, so as not to burn out? Picture Quote #1

THE TEACHER AS A NECESSARY EVIL. Let us have as few people as possible between the productive minds and the hungry and recipient minds! The middlemen almost unconsciously adulterate the food which they supply. It is because of teachers that so little is learned, and that so badly Picture Quote #1

It is terrible to die of thirst in the ocean. Do you have to salt your truth so heavily that it does not even-quench thirst any more? Picture Quote #1

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A good seat on a horse steals away your opponent’s courage and your onlooker’s heart-what reason is there to attack? Sit like one who has conquered? Picture Quote #1

The patient. The pine tree seems to listen, the fir tree to wait: and both without impatience: - they give no thought to the little people beneath them devoured by their impatience and their curiosity Picture Quote #1

Fall down seven times, stand up eight. - Chinese proverbWithout music, life would be a mistake Picture Quote #1

What I really want from Music: That it be cheerful and profound like an afternoon in October Picture Quote #1

What makes one heroic? - Going out to meet at the same time one’s highest suffering and one’s highest hope Picture Quote #1

All prejudices may be traced back to the intestines. A sedentary life is the real sin against the Holy Ghost Picture Quote #1

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God created woman. And boredom did indeed cease from that moment-but many other things ceased as well! Picture Quote #1

Will, pure will, without the troubles and complexities of intellect - how happy! how free! Picture Quote #1

Speaking of Georges Bizet: His music has the tang of sunny climates, their bracing air, their clearness. It voices a sensibility hitherto unknown to us Picture Quote #1

Man and man’s earth are unexhausted and undiscovered. Wake and listen! Verily, the earth shall yet be a source of recovery. Remain faithful to the earth, with the power of your virtue. Let your gift-giving love and your knowledge serve the meaning of the earth Picture Quote #1

When I seek another word for ‘music’, I never find any other word than ‘Venice’ Picture Quote #1

Anti-theses.- The most senile thing ever thought about man is contained in the celebrated saying ‘the ego is always hateful’ the most childish is the even more celebrated ‘love thy neighbor as thyself’. - In the former, knowledge of human nature has ceased, in the latter it has not yet even begun Picture Quote #1

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Truth as Circe. - Error has transformed animals into men; is truth perhaps capable of changing man back into an animal? (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) You tell me: ‘Life is hard to bear.’ But if it were otherwise why should ou have your pride in the morning nad your resignation in the evening? (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) You should seek your enemy, you should wage your war - a war for your opinions. And when your opinion is defeatedy our honesty should still cry triumph over that! (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) It is a self-deception of philosophers and moralists to imagine that they escape decadence by opposing it. That is beyond their will; and, however little they acknowledge it, one later discovers that they were among the most powerful promoters of decadence (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) Love of one is a piece of barbarism: for it is practised at the expense of all others. Love of God likewise (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) Without music, life would be a mistake... I would only believe in a God who knew how to dance (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) What is Genius?- To aspire to a lofty aim and to will the means to that aim (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) Do you call yourself Free? It is your ruling thought that I would hear, and not that you have escaped from a yoke (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) Truth will have no gods before it.- The belief in truth begins with the doubt of all truths in which one has previously believed (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) The architect represents neither a Dionysian nor an Apollinian condition: here it is the mighty act of will, the will which moves mountains, the intoxication of the strong will, which demands artistic expression. The most powerful men have always inspired the architects; the architect has always been influenced by power (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) The greater the obstacle the more glory in overcoming it. - What does not destroy makes me stronger (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) Anecdote: Greatness Means Leading the Way. No stream is large and copious of itself, but becomes great by receiving and leading on so many tributary streams. It is so, also, with all intellectual greatness, It is only a question of someone indicating the direction to be followed by so many affluent; not whether he was richly or poorly gifted originally (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) All religions bear traces of the fact that they arose during the intellectual immaturity of the human race - before it had learned the obligations to speak the truth. Not one of them makes it the duty of its God to be truthful and understandable in his communications (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) What if God were not exactly truth, and if this could be proved? And if he were instead the vanity, the desire for power, the ambitions, the fear, and the enraptured and terrified folly of mankind? (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) I am Zarathustra the Godless: where shall I find my equal? All those who give themselves their own will and renounce all submission, they are my equals (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) Or shall I go out as a light does, not first blown out by the wind, but grown tired and weary of itself - a burnt out light? Or finally, shall I blow myself out, so as not to burn out? (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) THE TEACHER AS A NECESSARY EVIL. Let us have as few people as possible between the productive minds and the hungry and recipient minds! The middlemen almost unconsciously adulterate the food which they supply. It is because of teachers that so little is learned, and that so badly (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) It is terrible to die of thirst in the ocean. Do you have to salt your truth so heavily that it does not even-quench thirst any more? (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) A good seat on a horse steals away your opponent’s courage and your onlooker’s heart-what reason is there to attack? Sit like one who has conquered? (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) The patient. The pine tree seems to listen, the fir tree to wait: and both without impatience: - they give no thought to the little people beneath them devoured by their impatience and their curiosity (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) Fall down seven times, stand up eight. - Chinese proverbWithout music, life would be a mistake (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) What I really want from Music: That it be cheerful and profound like an afternoon in October (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) What makes one heroic? - Going out to meet at the same time one’s highest suffering and one’s highest hope (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) All prejudices may be traced back to the intestines. A sedentary life is the real sin against the Holy Ghost (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) God created woman. And boredom did indeed cease from that moment-but many other things ceased as well! (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) Will, pure will, without the troubles and complexities of intellect - how happy! how free! (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) Speaking of Georges Bizet: His music has the tang of sunny climates, their bracing air, their clearness. It voices a sensibility hitherto unknown to us (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) Man and man’s earth are unexhausted and undiscovered. Wake and listen! Verily, the earth shall yet be a source of recovery. Remain faithful to the earth, with the power of your virtue. Let your gift-giving love and your knowledge serve the meaning of the earth (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) When I seek another word for ‘music’, I never find any other word than ‘Venice’ (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes) Anti-theses.- The most senile thing ever thought about man is contained in the celebrated saying ‘the ego is always hateful’ the most childish is the even more celebrated ‘love thy neighbor as thyself’. - In the former, knowledge of human nature has ceased, in the latter it has not yet even begun (Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes)

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