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 Heroism--that is the disposition of a man who aspires to a goal compared to which he himself is wholly insignificant. Heroism is the good will to self-destruction. Friedrich Nietzsche goal self men In being wildly natural we recover best from being unnatural, from being spiritual. Friedrich Nietzsche unnatural spiritual natural You highest men whom I have ever seen! This is my suspicion about you and my secret laughter: I guess that you would call my superman--a devil! Friedrich Nietzsche laughter secret men When our brain feels too weak to deal with our opponent's objections, our heart answers by casting suspicion on their underlying motives. Friedrich Nietzsche answers brain heart Learn to laugh at yourselves as one must laugh! Friedrich Nietzsche laughter humility laughing The most dangerous physicians are those born actors who imitate born physicians with a perfectly deceptive guile. Friedrich Nietzsche physicians doctors actors When one thinks profusely and cleverly, not only his face but his body too takes on a clever appearance. Friedrich Nietzsche body clever thinking Asceticism is the right way of thinking for those who have to extirpate their sensual drives because they are ravening beasts of prey. But only for those! Friedrich Nietzsche asceticism sensual thinking Fathers have a lot to do to make up for having sons. Friedrich Nietzsche having-a-son father son What does it matter whether I am shown to be right! I am right too much!--And he who laughs best today will also laugh last. Friedrich Nietzsche laughter doe laughing The good displeases us when we are not up to it. Friedrich Nietzsche goodness Everything good is instinct--and, as a result, easy, necessary, free. Friedrich Nietzsche instinct goodness easy Lift up your hearts, my brothers, high, higher! And don't forget about your legs either! Lift up your legs as well, you good dancers, and better yet--stand also on your heads! Friedrich Nietzsche dance brother heart In a seriously intended intellectual emancipation a person's mute passions and cravings also hope to find their advantage. Friedrich Nietzsche passion intellectual hope Not to be cowardly when it comes to our own actions! Not to leave them in the lurch!--The sting of conscience is indecent. Friedrich Nietzsche cowardly conscience action The first opinion that occurs to us when we are suddenly asked about something is usually not our own but only the current one pertaining to our class, position, or parentage; our own opinions seldom swim on the surface. Friedrich Nietzsche swimming class firsts Illness is a clumsy attempt to arrive at health: we must come to nature's aid with intellect. Friedrich Nietzsche aids illness health In compassionate men, severity is a virtue. Friedrich Nietzsche pity compassion men When somebody dies we usually need reasons for consolation, not so much to alleviate our pain as to excuse ourselves for so readily feeling consoled. Friedrich Nietzsche pain feelings needs Whether a man hides his bad qualities and vices or confesses them openly, his vanity wants to gain an advantage by it in both cases: just note how subtly he distinguishes between those he will hide his bad qualities from and those he will face honestly and candidly. Friedrich Nietzsche vanity quality men
