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 Superman is the meaning of the earth. Let your will say: The Superman shall be the meaning of the earth! Friedrich Nietzsche earth I love him who wants to create over and beyond himself and thus perishes. Friedrich Nietzsche i-love-him Someone said: "I have been prejudiced against myself from my earliest childhood: hence I find some truth in all blame and some stupidity in all praise. I generally estimate praise too poorly and blame too highly. Friedrich Nietzsche childhood prejudice stupidity He turns all of his injuries into strengths, that which does not kill him makes him stronger, he is superman. Friedrich Nietzsche stronger strength doe Mystical explanations are thought to be deep; the truth is that they are not even shallow. Friedrich Nietzsche shallow existentialism truth The noble type of man feels himself to be the determiner of values, he does not need to be approved of, he judges 'what harms me is harmful in itself', he knows himself to be that which in general accords honour to things, he creates values. Friedrich Nietzsche judging doe men Let thy virtue be too high for the familiarity of names, and if thou must speak of it, be not ashamed to stammer about it. Friedrich Nietzsche virtue speak names About sacrifice and the offering of sacrifices, sacrificial animals think quite differently from those who look on: but they have never been allowed to have their say. Friedrich Nietzsche sacrifice animal thinking It is not conflict of opinions that has made history so violent but conflict of belief in opinions, that is to say conflict of convictions. Friedrich Nietzsche conflict opinion belief Unconsciously we seek the principles and opinions which are suited to our temperament, so that at last it seems as if these principles and opinions had formed our character and given it support and stability. Friedrich Nietzsche support lasts character The State is the coldest of all cold monsters. Friedrich Nietzsche political government philosophy Too long, the earth has been a madhouse! Friedrich Nietzsche earth depression long Possessions are usually diminished by possession. Friedrich Nietzsche materialism greed possession He who does not need to lie is proud of not being a liar. Friedrich Nietzsche doe liars lying The inability to lie is far from the love of truth. Friedrich Nietzsche truthfulness inability lying Those are my enemies: they want to overthrow and to construct nothing themselves. They say: "All that is worthless"--and want to create no value themselves. Friedrich Nietzsche nihilism want enemy Only great pain is, as the teacher of great suspicion, the ultimate liberator of the spirit...I doubt whether such pain improves us-but I do know it deepens us. Friedrich Nietzsche pain doubt teacher There will be but few people who, when at a loss for topics of conversation, will not reveal the more secret affairs of their friends. Friedrich Nietzsche secret loss people And let that day be lost to us on which we did not dance once! And let that wisdom be false to us that brought no laughter with it! Friedrich Nietzsche laughter dance life The empty, the one, the unmoved, the full, satiation, wanting nothing--that would be my evil: in short, dreamless sleep. Friedrich Nietzsche unity evil sleep
