Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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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,...

The spiritualization of sensuality is called love: it is a great triumph over Christianity.

The spiritualization of sensuality is called love: it is a great triumph over Christianity.

The love of truth has its reward in heaven and even on earth.

The love of truth has its reward in heaven and even on earth.

Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge. We are perpetually on the way...

Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge. We are perpetually on the way...

Sensuality often makes love grow too quickly, so that the root remains weak and is...

Sensuality often makes love grow too quickly, so that the root remains weak and is...

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy...

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy...

Nothing is beautiful, only man: on this piece of naivete rests all aesthetics, it is...

Nothing is beautiful, only man: on this piece of naivete rests all aesthetics, it is...

And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.

And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.

We artists! We moon-struck and God-struck ones! We death-silent, untiring wanderers on heights which we...

We artists! We moon-struck and God-struck ones! We death-silent, untiring wanderers on heights which we...

All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking.

All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking.

Men use a new lesson or experience later on as a ploughshare or perhaps also...

Men use a new lesson or experience later on as a ploughshare or perhaps also...

Without music, life would be a mistake.

Without music, life would be a mistake.

The word Christianity is already a misunderstanding - in reality there has been only one...

The word Christianity is already a misunderstanding - in reality there has been only one...

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...

Love is not consolation. It is light

Love is not consolation. It is light

Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it...

Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it...

Idleness is the parent of all psychology

Idleness is the parent of all psychology

There are people who want to make men's lives more difficult for no other reason...

There are people who want to make men's lives more difficult for no other reason...

Every woman needs one man in her life who is strong and responsible. Given this...

Every woman needs one man in her life who is strong and responsible. Given this...

Anybody can write a three-volume novel. It merely requires a complete ignorance of both life...

Anybody can write a three-volume novel. It merely requires a complete ignorance of both life...