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 To blaspheme the earth is now the most dreadful sin, and to rate the heart of the unknowable higher than the meaning of the earth! Friedrich Nietzsche earth heart religion Truly, it is a blessing and not a blasphemy when I teach that "above all things there stands the heaven of chance, the heaven of innocence, the heaven of accident, the heaven of wantonness". Friedrich Nietzsche blessing heaven religion It is however a disgrace to pray! Not for all, but for you, and me, and whoever has his a conscience. Friedrich Nietzsche disgrace praying religion It is I, the ungodly Zarathustra, who says:Who is more ungodly than I, that I may rejoice in his teaching? Friedrich Nietzsche teaching may religion Has there ever been anything filthier on earth than the saints in the wilderness? Around them was not only the devil loose around them- but also the swine. Friedrich Nietzsche devil saint religion Beauty is for the artist something outside all orders of rank, because in beauty opposites are tamed; the highest sign of power, namely power over opposites; moreover, without tension: - that violence is no longer needed: that everything follows, obeys, so easily and so pleasantly - that is what delights the artist's WILL TO POWER. Friedrich Nietzsche artist opposites order A nation that still believes in itself holds fast to its own god. Friedrich Nietzsche stills god believe There did he sit shrivelled in his chimney corner, fretting on account of his weak legs, world weary, will weary, and one day he suffocated through his excessive pity. Friedrich Nietzsche one-day god world Everyone needs a sense of shame, but no one needs to feel ashamed. Friedrich Nietzsche shame ashamed needs Where is the lightning to lick you with its tongue? Where is the madness with which you should be cleansed? Behold, I show you the Superman. He is this lightning, he is this madness. Friedrich Nietzsche tongue lightning madness What we call truths are just those errors that we cannot give up. Friedrich Nietzsche errors giving-up thinking What is bad? -Everything that arises from weakness. Friedrich Nietzsche arise weakness The Devil has the broadest perspectives for God; therefore, he keeps so far away from God -- the Devil being the most ancient friend of wisdom Friedrich Nietzsche ancient devil perspective Deep is the well of truth and long does it take to know what has fallen into its depths. Friedrich Nietzsche depth doe long It seems to me that to take a book of mine into his hands is one of the rarest distinctions that anyone can confer upon himself. I even assume that he removes his shoes when he does so-not to speak of boots. Friedrich Nietzsche shoes book hands It is thus only this personal feeling of misery that we get rid of by acts of pity. Friedrich Nietzsche misery charity feelings To regard states of distress in general as an objection, as something which must be abolished is the greatest nonsense on earth; having the most disastrous consequences, fatally stupid- almost as stupid as a wish to abolish bad weather - out of pity for the poor. Friedrich Nietzsche stupid wish weather The good-they cannot create; they are always the beginning of the end. Friedrich Nietzsche selflessness philanthropy charity The weak and the botched shall perish: first principle of our charity. Friedrich Nietzsche charity principles firsts If we make sacrifices in doing good or in doing ill, it does not alter the ultimate value of our actions; even if we stake our life in the cause, as martyrs do for the sake of our church : it is a sacrifice to our longing for power, or for the purpose of conserving our sense of power. Friedrich Nietzsche sacrifice church doe
