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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We would not let ourselves be burned to death for our opinions: we are not...

We would not let ourselves be burned to death for our opinions: we are not...

Not by wrath, but by laughter, do we kill. Come, let us kill the spirit...

Not by wrath, but by laughter, do we kill. Come, let us kill the spirit...

There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in...

There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in...

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 strongest have their moments of fatigue

The strongest have their moments of fatigue

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...

God is a thought who makes crooked all that is straight.

God is a thought who makes crooked all that is straight.

One does not hate as long as one has a low esteem of someone, but...

One does not hate as long as one has a low esteem of someone, but...

When a woman has scholarly inclinations there is usually something wrong with her sexuality.

When a woman has scholarly inclinations there is usually something wrong with her sexuality.

The miserable have no other medicine but hope.

The miserable have no other medicine but hope.

We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once....

We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once....

In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in...

In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in...

The Germans are like women, you can scarcely ever fathom their depths -- they haven't...

The Germans are like women, you can scarcely ever fathom their depths -- they haven't...

Today I love myself as I love my god: who could charge me with a...

Today I love myself as I love my god: who could charge me with a...

You are rewarding a teacher poorly if you remain always a pupil.

You are rewarding a teacher poorly if you remain always a pupil.

Man is the cruelest animal.

Man is the cruelest animal.

Whoever despises himself still esteems the despiser within himself

Whoever despises himself still esteems the despiser within himself

You say it is the good cause that hallows even war? I say unto you:...

You say it is the good cause that hallows even war? I say unto you:...

In praise there is more obtrusiveness than in blame.

In praise there is more obtrusiveness than in blame.

There is not enough love and goodness in the world to permit giving any of...

There is not enough love and goodness in the world to permit giving any of...