A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read with exactness.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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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...

Madness is the result not of uncertainty but of certainty.

Madness is the result not of uncertainty but of certainty.

He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted

He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted

One receives as reward for much ennui, despondency, boredom --such as a solitude without friends,...

One receives as reward for much ennui, despondency, boredom --such as a solitude without friends,...

Every man is a creative cause of what happens, a primum mobile with an original...

Every man is a creative cause of what happens, a primum mobile with an original...

In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play.

In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play.

Morality is the best of all devices for leading mankind by the nose

Morality is the best of all devices for leading mankind by the nose

Women are quite capable of entering into a friendship with a man, but to keep...

Women are quite capable of entering into a friendship with a man, but to keep...

Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent.

Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent.

Is man one of God's blunders? Or is God one of man's blunders?

Is man one of God's blunders? Or is God one of man's blunders?

Mystical explanations are thought to be deep; the truth is that they are not even...

Mystical explanations are thought to be deep; the truth is that they are not even...

Where neither love nor hatred is in the game, a woman's game is mediocre.

Where neither love nor hatred is in the game, a woman's game is mediocre.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman,...

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman,...

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

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...

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

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

Experience, as a desire for experience, does not come off. We must not study ourselves...

Experience, as a desire for experience, does not come off. We must not study ourselves...

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us;...

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us;...

But such is the irresistable nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it...

But such is the irresistable nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it...

When the conspiracy of lies surrounding me demands of me to silence the one word...

When the conspiracy of lies surrounding me demands of me to silence the one word...