People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to ours. The inference is false, a gift confers no rights.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

Topics: Confidence Quotes, Gifts Quotes, Trust Quotes

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion

In music, the passions enjoy themselves.

In music, the passions enjoy themselves.

Without music, life would be a mistake.

Without music, life would be a mistake.

In heaven, all the interesting people are missing.

In heaven, all the interesting people are missing.

When one does away with oneself one does the most estimable thing possible: one thereby...

When one does away with oneself one does the most estimable thing possible: one thereby...

To forget one's purpose is the commonest form of stupidity.

To forget one's purpose is the commonest form of stupidity.

One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises that one...

One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises that one...

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use...

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use...

Fear is the mother of morality

Fear is the mother of morality

Women are quite able to make friends with a man; but to preserve such a...

Women are quite able to make friends with a man; but to preserve such a...

The aphorism in which I am the first master among Germans, are the forms of...

The aphorism in which I am the first master among Germans, are the forms of...

Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings - always darker, emptier and simpler.

Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings - always darker, emptier and simpler.

I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be...

I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be...

Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life...

Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life...

When one has not had a good father, one must create one.

When one has not had a good father, one must create one.

Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.

Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.

The most common lie is that which one lies to himself; lying to others is...

The most common lie is that which one lies to himself; lying to others is...

What if a demon were to creep after you one night, in your loneliest loneliness,...

What if a demon were to creep after you one night, in your loneliest loneliness,...

This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it.

This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it.

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no...

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no...