There is something laughable about the sight of authors who enjoy the rustling folds of long and involved sentences: they are trying to cover up their feet. Friedrich Nietzsche More Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche More Quotes From Friedrich Nietzsche However modest one may be in one's demand for intellectual cleanliness, one cannot help feeling, when coming into contact with the New Testament, a kind of inexpressible discomfiture: for the unchecked impudence with which the least qualified want to raise their voice on the greatest problems, and even claim to be judges of such things, surpasses all measure. The shameless levity with which the most intractable problems (life, world, God, purpose of life) are spoken of, as if they were not problems at all but simply things that these little bigots knew! Friedrich Nietzsche voice atheist judging When man does not have firm, calm lines on the horizon of his life- mountain and forest lines, as it were- then a man's innermost will becomes agitated, preoccupied, and wistful. Friedrich Nietzsche mountain lines men Oh great star! What would your happiness be if you did not have us to shine for? Friedrich Nietzsche stars shining ifs One has to take a somewhat bold and dangerous line with this existence: especially as, whatever happens, we are bound to lose it. Friedrich Nietzsche existence dangerous lines Your educators can only be your liberators. Friedrich Nietzsche educator liberators No one dies of fatal truths nowadays: there are too many antidotes. Friedrich Nietzsche antidote truth knowledge Was that life? Well then, once more! Friedrich Nietzsche wells In his heart every man knows quite well that, being unique, he will be in the world only once and that no imaginable chance will for a second time gather together into a unity so strangely variegated an assortment as he is: he knows it but hides it like a bad conscience. Friedrich Nietzsche unique heart men Most people are far too much occupied with themselves to be malicious. Friedrich Nietzsche narcissistic too-much people We set no special value on the possession of a virtue until we percieve that it is entirely lacking in our adversary. Friedrich Nietzsche virtue possession special Disobedience- that is the nobility of slaves. Friedrich Nietzsche nobility disobedience slave Dead are all gods: now we want the overman to live. Friedrich Nietzsche want Foolish is my happiness, and foolish things will it speak: it is still too young—so have patience with it! Friedrich Nietzsche speak foolish young Sharp and mild, dull and keen, well known and strange, dirty and clean, where both the fool and wise are seen: All this am I, have ever been, - in me dove, snake and swine convene! Friedrich Nietzsche snakes wise dirty And as long as you are in any way ashamed before yourself, you do not yet belong with us. Friedrich Nietzsche ashamed long way I might believe in the Redeemer if his followers looked more redeemed. Friedrich Nietzsche followers believe religion Ten truths must you find during the day; otherwise will you seek truth during the night, and your soul will have been hungry. Friedrich Nietzsche hungry soul night Human life is inexplicable, and still without meaning: a fool may decide its fate. Friedrich Nietzsche fool fate may Only ideas won by walking have any value. Friedrich Nietzsche values walking ideas Books and drafts mean something quite different for different thinkers. One collects in a book the lights he was able to steal and carry home swiftly out of the rays of some insight that suddenly dawned on him, while another thinker offers us nothing but shadows - images in black and grey of what had built up in his soul the day before. Friedrich Nietzsche home mean book
