In the mountains, the shortest way is from peak to peak: but for that you must have long legs Friedrich Nietzsche More Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche More Quotes From Friedrich Nietzsche Never to talk about oneself is a very refined form of hypocrisy. Friedrich Nietzsche refined form hypocrisy History belongs above all to the man...who needs models, teachers, comforters and cannot find them among his contemporaries. Friedrich Nietzsche teacher men history Physiologists should think before putting down the instinct of self-preservation as the cardinal instinct of an organic being. A living thing seeks above all to discharge its strength--life itself is will to power; self-preservation is only one of the indirect and most frequent results. Friedrich Nietzsche instinct self thinking Dreadful experiences raise the question whether he who experiences them, is not something dreadful also. Friedrich Nietzsche beyond-good-and-evil raises One begins to mistrust very clever people when they become embarrassed. Friedrich Nietzsche embarrassed clever people All sciences are now under the obligation to prepare the ground for the future task of the philosopher, which is to solve the problem of value, to determine the true hierarchy of values. Friedrich Nietzsche hierarchy philosopher tasks 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. Friedrich Nietzsche claws evil want All great things must first wear terrifying and monstrous masks, in order to inscribe themselves on the hearts of humanity. Friedrich Nietzsche humanity heart order Success has always been the greatest liar - and the "work" itself is a success; the great statesman, the conqueror, the discoverer is disguised by his creations, often beyond recognition; the "work," whether of the artist or the philosopher, invents the man who has created it, who is supposed to have create it; "great men," as they are venerated, are subsequent pieces of wretched minor fiction Friedrich Nietzsche artist liars men I am a law only for my kind, I am no law for all. Friedrich Nietzsche philosophical kind law Life is an instinct for growth, for survival, for the accumulation of forces, for power. Friedrich Nietzsche growth survival power I shall repeat a hundred times; we really ought to free ourselves from the seduction of words! Friedrich Nietzsche seduction repeats hundred From the State the exceptional individual cannot expect much. He is seldom benefited by being taken into its service; the only certain advantage it can give him is complete independence. Only real culture will prevent him being too early tired out or used up, and will spare him the exhausting struggle against culture-philistinism. Friedrich Nietzsche taken real struggle In architecture the pride of man, his triumph over gravitation, his will to power, assume a visible form. Architecture is a sort of oratory of power by means of forms. Friedrich Nietzsche pride men mean 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. Friedrich Nietzsche responsible chance want So long as the spectator has to figure out the meaning of this or that person, or the presuppositions of this or that conflict of inclinations and purposes, he cannot become completely absorbed in the activities and sufferings of the chief characters or feel breathless pity and fear. Friedrich Nietzsche suffering character long Do not paint a picture either of God or the devil on your walls: this will ruin both your walls and the atmosphere. Friedrich Nietzsche atmosphere wall religion The universe without music would be madness. Friedrich Nietzsche without-music madness would-be Every week we ought to have one hour for recieving letters, then go take a bath. Friedrich Nietzsche baths week letters Along the journey we commonly forget its goal. Almost every vocation is chosen and entered upon as a means to a purpose but is ultimately continued as a final purpose in itself. Forgetting our objectives is the most frequent stupidity in which we indulge ourselves. Friedrich Nietzsche goal journey mean
