At the bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique human being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time. Friedrich Nietzsche More Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche More Quotes From Friedrich Nietzsche Wherever I found a living creature, there I found the will to power. Friedrich Nietzsche creatures power found I love him whose soul is lavish, who wanteth no thanks and doth not give back: for he always bestoweth, and desireth not to keep for himself. Friedrich Nietzsche i-love-him soul giving Intoxicating joy is it for the sufferer to look away from his suffering and forget himself. Intoxicating joy and self-forgetting, did the world once seem to me. Friedrich Nietzsche suffering self joy Pity is the most agreeable feeling among those who have little pride and no prospects of great conquests. Friedrich Nietzsche pride feelings littles So far no one had had enough courage and intelligence to reveal me to my dear Germans. My problems are new, my psychological horizon frighteningly comprehensive, my language bold and clear; there may well be no books written in German which are richer in ideas and more independent than mine. Friedrich Nietzsche independent intelligent book How much reverence has a noble man for his enemies!--and such reverence is a bridge to love.--For he desires his enemy for himself, as his mark of distinction; he can endure no other enemy than one in whom there is nothing to despise and very much to honor! In contrast to this, picture "the enemy" as the man of ressentiment conceives him--and here precisely is his deed, his creation: he has conceived "the evil enemy," "the Evil One," and this in fact is his basic concept, from which he then evolves, as an afterthought and pendant, a "good one"--himself! Friedrich Nietzsche noble-man bridges men I love him whose soul is deep even in the wounding Friedrich Nietzsche i-love-him soul To recognize untruth as a condition of life--that certainly means resisting accustomed value feelings in a dangerous way; and a philosophy that risks this would by that token alone place itself beyond good and evil. Friedrich Nietzsche evil philosophy mean In art the end does not sanctify the means: but sacred means employed here can sanctify the end. Friedrich Nietzsche doe mean art truths are illusions of which one has forgotten that they are illusions, metaphors that have become worn-out and deprived of their sensuous force, coins that have lost their imprint and are now no longer seen as coins but as metal. Friedrich Nietzsche illusion coins forgotten What is the seal of liberation? Not to be ashamed in front of oneself. Friedrich Nietzsche liberation oneself ashamed In what does the objective measure of value lie? In the quantum of enhanced and organized power alone, in accordance with what occurs in all occurrence, a will to increase. Friedrich Nietzsche power doe lying Sometimes all you need to do to win clever people over to a principle is to present it in the form of a shocking paradox. Friedrich Nietzsche clever winning people Strong currents drag many stones and bushes along with them, strong intellects many dense and muddled minds. Friedrich Nietzsche strong stones mind One does not know - cannot know - the best that is in one. Friedrich Nietzsche knows doe I despise mystics, they fancy themselves so deep, when they aren't even superficial. Friedrich Nietzsche despise superficial fancy The abdomen is the reason why man does not readily take himself to be a god. Friedrich Nietzsche doe reason-why men Genuine historical knowledge requires nobility of character, a profound understanding of human existence - not detachment and objectivity. Friedrich Nietzsche historical-knowledge objectivity character I love him whose soul is so overfull that he forgetteth himself, and all things are in him: thus all things become his down-going. Friedrich Nietzsche i-love-him soul all-things I see many soldiers; could I but see many warriors! "Uniform" one calleth what they wear; may it not be uniform what they therewith hide! Friedrich Nietzsche warrior soldier may