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 Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive. Friedrich Nietzsche offensive merit arrogance Mathematics would certainly have not come into existence if one had known from the beginning that there was in nature no exactly straight line, no actual circle, no absolute magnitude. Friedrich Nietzsche nature math science Idleness is the parent of psychology. Friedrich Nietzsche idleness psychology parent The superman is the meaning of the earth. Let your will say: the superman is to be the meaning of the earth! I beseech you, my brothers, be true to the earth, and do not believe those who speak to you of otherworldly hopes! They are poisoners, whether they know it or not. Friedrich Nietzsche brother earth believe The concepts "beyond" and "real world" were invented in order to depreciate the only world that exists-in order that no goal, no aim or task might be left for our earthly reality. Friedrich Nietzsche real goal order One is healthy when one can laugh at the earnestness and zeal with which one has been hypnotized by any single detail of one's life. Friedrich Nietzsche details healthy laughing Though the favourites of the Gods die young, they also live Friedrich Nietzsche die-young company young Better know nothing than half-know many things. Friedrich Nietzsche half knows knowledge I notice that Autumn is more the season of the soul than of nature. Friedrich Nietzsche autumn soul healing The love of truth has its reward in heaven and even on earth. Friedrich Nietzsche inspiration earth heaven The value of life itself cannot be estimated. Friedrich Nietzsche values value-of-life In the last analysis, even the best man is evil: in the last analysis, even the best woman is bad. Friedrich Nietzsche lasts evil men To die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly. Death of one's own free choice, death at the proper time, with a clear head and with joyfulness, consummated in the midst of children and witnesses: so that an actual leave-taking is possible while he who is leaving is still there. Friedrich Nietzsche fear death children Whoever aims publicly at great things and at length perceives secretly that he is too weak to achieve them, has usually also insufficient strength to renounce his aims publicly, and then inevitably becomes a hypocrite. Friedrich Nietzsche achieve hypocrisy hypocrite Error has made man so deep, sensitive, and inventive that he has put forth such blossoms as religions and arts. Pure knowledge could not have been capable of it. Friedrich Nietzsche science knowledge art Not the intensity but the duration of high feelings makes high men. Friedrich Nietzsche duration feelings men One must not let oneself be misled: they say 'Judge not!' but they send to Hell everything that stands in their way. Friedrich Nietzsche existential judging way The English are the people of consummate cant. Friedrich Nietzsche england insulting people The hypocrite who always plays one and the same part ceases at last to be a hypocrite. Friedrich Nietzsche hypocrisy hypocrite play What we do is never understood, but always merely praised or blamed. Friedrich Nietzsche understood