After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.

If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.

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 live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.

To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.

One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a...

One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a...

Discontent is the seed of ethics

Discontent is the seed of ethics

What then in the last resort are the truths of mankind? They are the irrefutable...

What then in the last resort are the truths of mankind? They are the irrefutable...

Whenever I climb I am followed by a dog called 'Ego'.

Whenever I climb I am followed by a dog called 'Ego'.

There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.

There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.

The abdomen is the reason why man does not readily take himself to be a...

The abdomen is the reason why man does not readily take himself to be a...

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

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

It is not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, that the lover...

It is not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, that the lover...

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,...

Supposing that Truth is a woman ---well, now, is there not some foundation for suspecting...

Supposing that Truth is a woman ---well, now, is there not some foundation for suspecting...

Pathetic attitudes are not in keeping with greatness

Pathetic attitudes are not in keeping with greatness

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.

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...

Whoever has provoked men to rage against him has always gained a party in his...

Whoever has provoked men to rage against him has always gained a party in his...

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...

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...