The vanity of others runs counter to our taste only when it runs counter to our vanity. Friedrich Nietzsche More Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche More Quotes From Friedrich Nietzsche Read from a distant star, the majuscule script of our earthly existence would perhaps lead to the conclusion that the earth was the distinctively ascetic planet, a nook of disgruntled, arrogant creatures filled with a profound disgust with themselves, at the earth, at all life, who inflict as much pain on themselves as they possibly can out of pleasure in inflicting pain which is probably their only pleasure. Friedrich Nietzsche painstarsprofound Above all, there is no exception to this rule: that the idea of political superiority always resolves itself into the idea of psychological superiority. Friedrich Nietzsche politicspoliticalideas If you want me to believe in your redeemer, you are going to have to look a lot more redeemed. Friedrich Nietzsche wantbelievelooks Be careful who you choose as your enemy because that's who you become most like. Friedrich Nietzsche carefulbe-carefulenemy I assess the power of a will by how much resistance, pain, torture it endures and knows how to turn to its advantage. Friedrich Nietzsche painatheiststruggle Our salvation lies not in knowing, but in creating! Friedrich Nietzsche creativitylyingknowledge The discipline of suffering, of great suffering - do you not know that it is this discipline alone that has produced all the elevations of humanity so far? Friedrich Nietzsche disciplinepainhumanity The bad gains respect through imitation, the good loses it especially in art. Friedrich Nietzsche imitationgainsart From which stars have we fallen to meet each other here? Friedrich Nietzsche fallenhatestars I obviously do everything to be "hard to understand" myself Friedrich Nietzsche hard All truth is crooked, time itself is a circle Friedrich Nietzsche crookedtruth-iscircles An attack on the roots of passion means an attack on the roots of life. Friedrich Nietzsche passionrootsmean Giving style” to one’s character - a great and rare art! It is exercised by those who see all the strengths and weaknesses of their own natures and then comprehend them in an artistic plan until everything appears as art and reason and even weakness delights the eye. Friedrich Nietzsche eyecharacterart I live in my own place - have never copied anyone even half, and at any master who lacks the grace - to laugh at himself - I laugh. Friedrich Nietzsche halfgracelaughing Is man one of God's blunders? Or is God one of man's blunders? Friedrich Nietzsche godfunnydeath Rendering oneself unarmed when one had been the best-armed, out of a height of feeling-that is the means to real peace, which must always rest on a peace of mind. Friedrich Nietzsche realfeelingsmean Not he is great who can alter matter, but he who can alter my state of mind. Friedrich Nietzsche simple-lifegreatnessmind People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to ours. The inference is false, a gift confers no rights. Friedrich Nietzsche rightshopebelieve Danger alone acquaints us with our own resources, our virtues, our armor and weapons, our spirit, and forces us to be strong. Friedrich Nietzsche armorstrongidols What does your conscience say? — 'You should become the person you are'. Friedrich Nietzsche personsshoulddoe
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