Whoever writes in blood and aphorisms wants not to be learned but to be learned by heart. Friedrich Nietzsche More Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche More Quotes From Friedrich Nietzsche Thus strength is afforded by good and thorough customs, thus is learnt the subjection of the individual, and strenuousness of character becomes a birth gift and afterwards is fostered as a habit. Friedrich Nietzsche birth personality character He who recites dramatic works makes discoveries about his own character. Friedrich Nietzsche personality discovery character Every master has but one disciple, and that one becomes unfaithful to him, for he too is destined for master-ship. Friedrich Nietzsche unfaithful ships class Whoever gives advice to a sick person acquires a feeling of superiority over him, whether the advice be accepted or rejected. Friedrich Nietzsche sick advice giving Praise is more obtrusive than a reproach. Friedrich Nietzsche reproach criticism praise Insects sting, not from malice, but because they want to live. It is the same with critics; they desire our blood not our pain. Friedrich Nietzsche pain criticism blood To be moral, correct, and virtuous is to be obedient to an old established law and custom. Friedrich Nietzsche moral tradition law Compulsion precedes morality, indeed morality itself is compulsion for a time, to which one submits for the avoidance of pain. Friedrich Nietzsche ethics morality pain Without the errors which lie in the assumption of morality, man would have remained an animal. Friedrich Nietzsche mistake animal lying Whoever thinks much and to good purpose easily forgets his own experiences, but not the thoughts which these experiences have called forth. Friedrich Nietzsche experience purpose thinking Every tradition grows continually more venerable, and the more remote its origins, the more this is lost sight of. The veneration paid the tradition accumulates from generation to generation, until it at last becomes holy and excites awe. Friedrich Nietzsche generations experience sight Inexperienced girls flatter themselves with the notion that it is in their power to make a man happy. Friedrich Nietzsche flattery girl men We are more pained when one of our friends is guilty of something shameful than when we do it ourselves. Friedrich Nietzsche shame guilty guilt The Refinement of Shame. People are not ashamed to think something foul, but they are ashamed when they think these foul thoughts are attributed to them. Friedrich Nietzsche guilt people thinking One unconsciously takes it for granted that doer and sufferer think and feel alike, and according to this supposition we measure the guilt of the one by the pain of the other. Friedrich Nietzsche pain guilt thinking It is only because man believes himself to be free, not because he is free, that he experiences remorse and pricks of conscience. Friedrich Nietzsche guilt men believe The destiny of mankind is arranged for happy moments every life has such but not for happy times. Friedrich Nietzsche happy-times destiny happiness It is possible that the production of genius is reserved to a limited period of mankind's history. Friedrich Nietzsche talent genius periods To think historically is almost the same thing now as if in all ages history had been made according to theory. Friedrich Nietzsche age history thinking We praise or blame as one or the other affords more opportunity for exhibiting our power of judgement. Friedrich Nietzsche judgement justice opportunity
