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 When one does away with oneself one does the most estimable thing possible: one thereby almost deserves to live. Friedrich Nietzsche suicidal suicide doe Nothing is beautiful, only man: on this piece of naivete rests all aesthetics, it is the first truth of aesthetics. Let us immediately add its second: nothing is ugly but degenerate man - the domain of aesthetic judgment is therewith defined. Friedrich Nietzsche beautiful beauty men Although the most acute judges of the witches and even the witches themselves, were convinced of the guilt of witchery, the guilt nevertheless was non-existent. It is thus with all guilt. Friedrich Nietzsche existentialism guilt judging To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common. Friedrich Nietzsche inward understanding guarantees Judgments, value judgments concerning life, for or against, can in the last resort never be true: they possess value only as symptoms, they come into consideration only as symptoms - in themselves such judgments are stupidities. Friedrich Nietzsche stupidity lasts life There are people who want to make men's lives more difficult for no other reason than the chance it provides them afterwards to offer their prescription for alleviating life; their Christianity, for instance. Friedrich Nietzsche want men people There is in general good reason to suppose that in several respects the gods could all benefit from instruction by us human beings. We humans are - more humane. Friedrich Nietzsche benefits god reason It may be that until now there has been no more potent means for beautifying man himself than piety: it can turn man into so much art, surface, play of colors, graciousness that his sight no longer makes one suffer.--- Friedrich Nietzsche men mean art as though "the Truth" were such an innocent and incompetent creature as to require protectors! Friedrich Nietzsche incompetent innocent creatures Here the spirit becomes a lion who would conquer his freedom and be master… Who is the great dragon whom the spirit will no longer call lord and go? ‘Thou shalt’ is the name of the great dragon. But the spirit of the lion says, ‘I will. Friedrich Nietzsche lions dragons names We would not let ourselves be burned to death for our opinions: we are not sure enough of them for that. Friedrich Nietzsche not-sure opinion enough A thought comes when it will, not when I will. Friedrich Nietzsche It is a terrible thought, to contemplate that an immense number of mediocre thinkers are occupied with really influential matters. Friedrich Nietzsche influential matter numbers Even the most beautiful scenery is no longer assured of our love after we have lived in it for three months, and some distant coast attracts our avarice: possessions are generally diminished by possession. Friedrich Nietzsche greed three beautiful The danger in happiness - "Now everything is turning out right for me; from now on i'll love every turn of fate - Who wants to be my fate? Friedrich Nietzsche fate danger want I want to speak to the despisers of the body. I would not have them learn and teach differently, but merely say farewell to their own bodies-- and thus become silent. Friedrich Nietzsche farewell body want It was the sick and decaying who despised the body and earth and invented the heavenly realm and the redemptive drops of blood: but they took even these sweet and gloomy poisons from body and earth. They wanted to escape their own misery, and the stars were too far for them. Friedrich Nietzsche stars sweet blood You say, it's dark. And in truth, I did place a cloud before your sun. But do you not see how the edges of the cloud are already glowing and turning light. Friedrich Nietzsche light dark clouds Do ask yourself why you, the individual, exist, and if you can get no other answer try for once to justify the meaning of your existence as it were a posteriori by setting before yourself an aim, a goal, a 'to this end', an exalted and noble 'to this end'. Friedrich Nietzsche noble goal trying The noble soul reveres itself Friedrich Nietzsche noble soul
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