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 The state lies in all languages of good and evil; and whatever it says, it lies-and whatever it has, it has stolen. Friedrich Nietzsche language evil lying Those moralists, on the other hand, who, following in the footsteps of Socrates, offer the individual a morality of self-control and temperance as a means to his own advantage, as his personal key to happiness, are the exceptions. Friedrich Nietzsche keys self mean I need solitude, which is to say, recovery, return to my self, the breath of a free, light, playful air. Friedrich Nietzsche recovery light air The parasites live where the great have little secret sores. Friedrich Nietzsche secret class littles The thought is merely a sign, as the word is merely a sign for the thought. Friedrich Nietzsche thoughtful thinking Not doubt, certainty is what drives one insane. Friedrich Nietzsche certainty insane doubt Be your self! All you are now doing, thinking, desiring, is not you yourself. Friedrich Nietzsche self thinking Belief in form, but disbelief in content - that's what makes an aphorism charming. Friedrich Nietzsche aphorism charming belief The creation of freedom for oneself and a sacred "No" even to duty -- for that, my brothers, the lion is needed. Friedrich Nietzsche sacred lions brother Jealous is every virtue of the others, and a dreadful thing is jealousy. Even virtues may succumb by jealousy. Friedrich Nietzsche jealous virtue may One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth. Friedrich Nietzsche success life lying There is no more dangerous error than that of mistaking the consequence for the cause. Friedrich Nietzsche dangerous errors causes One does not want to be deceived, under the supposition that it is injurious, dangerous, or fatal to be deceived. Friedrich Nietzsche dangerous doe want New ways I go, a new speech comes to me; weary I grow, like all creators, of the old tongues. My spirit no longer wants to walk on worn soles. Friedrich Nietzsche speech want way If an architect wants to strengthen a decrepit arch, he increases the load laid upon it, for thereby the parts are joined more firmly together. Friedrich Nietzsche arches together want What do I care about the purring of one who cannot love, like the cat? Friedrich Nietzsche cat care love No one lies so boldly as the man who is indignant. Friedrich Nietzsche indignant men lying There are men who desire power simply for the sake of the happiness it will bring; these belong chiefly to political parties. Friedrich Nietzsche political party men There are two types of genius; one which above all begets and wants to beget, and another which prefers being fertilized and giving birth. Friedrich Nietzsche genius giving two History teaches that a race of people is best preserved where the greater number hold one common spirit in consequence of the similarity of their accustomed and indisputable principles. Friedrich Nietzsche race numbers people
