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 A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read with exactness. Friedrich Nietzsche writing men lying Good writers have two things in common: they prefer to be understood rather than admired; and they do not write for knowing and over-acute readers. Friedrich Nietzsche knowing writing two Most people are too stupid to act in their own interest Friedrich Nietzsche interest stupid people It is far pleasanter to injure and afterwards beg forgiveness than to be injured and grant forgiveness. He who does the former gives evidence of power and afterwards of kindness of character. Friedrich Nietzsche kindness giving character Strength is the morality of the man who stands out from the rest, and it is mine. Friedrich Nietzsche morality he-man men I love him who liveth in order to know, and seeketh to know in order that the Superman may hereafter live. Thus seeketh he his own down-going. Friedrich Nietzsche i-love-him may order I love him who laboureth and inventeth, that he may build the house for the Superman, and prepare for him earth, animal, and plant: for thus seeketh he his own down-going. Friedrich Nietzsche i-love-him house animal We ought to face our destiny with courage. Friedrich Nietzsche our-destiny destiny faces Love brings to light a lover's noble and hidden qualities-his rare and exceptional traits: it is thus liable to be deceptive of his normal qualities. Friedrich Nietzsche quality noble light I am opposed to socialism because it dreams ingenuously of good, truth, beauty, and equal rights. Friedrich Nietzsche socialism rights dream Do whatever you will, but first be such as are able to will. Friedrich Nietzsche able firsts Some people appear to be more meager in talent than they are, just because the tasks they set themselves are always too great. Friedrich Nietzsche talent tasks people They call you heartless; but you have a heart and I love you for being ashamed to show it. Friedrich Nietzsche ashamed love-you heart It is some fundamental certainty which a noble soul has about itself, something which is not to be sought, is not to be found, and perhaps, also, is not to be lost. The noble soul has reverence for itself. Friedrich Nietzsche noble soul fundamentals I consist of body and soul - in the worlds of a child. And why shouldn't we speak like children? But the enlightened, the knowledgealbe would say: I am body through and through, nothing more; and the soul is just a word for something on the body. Friedrich Nietzsche soul children world Partial knowledge is more triumphant than complete knowledge; it takes things to be simpler than they are, and so makes its theory more popular and convincing. Friedrich Nietzsche triumphant theory knowledge He who fights too long against dragons becomes a dragon himself; and if you gaze too long into the abyss, the abyss will gaze into you. Friedrich Nietzsche dragons fighting long A strong and well-constituted man digests his experiences (deeds and misdeeds all included) just as he digests his meats, even when he has some tough morsels to swallow. Friedrich Nietzsche strong character men All names of good and evil are images; they do not speak out, they only hint. He is a fool who seeks knowledge from them. Friedrich Nietzsche speaks-out evil names The destiny of the human race is to widen the gap separating it from the lower races of animals. Any code of morality which retains its permanence and authority after the conditions of existence which gave rise to it have changed, works against this upward progress of man. Friedrich Nietzsche destiny animal men
