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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What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.

What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.

In the course of history, men come to see that iron necessity is neither iron...

In the course of history, men come to see that iron necessity is neither iron...

All credibility, all good conscience, all evidence of truth come only from the senses.

All credibility, all good conscience, all evidence of truth come only from the senses.

If one considers how much reason every person has for anxiety and timid self-concealment, and...

If one considers how much reason every person has for anxiety and timid self-concealment, and...

Because men really respect only that which was founded of old and has developed slowly,...

Because men really respect only that which was founded of old and has developed slowly,...

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also...

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also...

Only as much as I dream can I be.

Only as much as I dream can I be.

At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once...

At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once...

What do I care about the purring of one who cannot love, like the cat?

What do I care about the purring of one who cannot love, like the cat?

The world is beautiful, but has a disease called man.

The world is beautiful, but has a disease called man.

Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned...

Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned...

A person's maturity consists in having found again the seriousness one had as a child,...

A person's maturity consists in having found again the seriousness one had as a child,...

It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what other men say in whole...

It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what other men say in whole...

Do whatever you will, but first be such as are able to will.

Do whatever you will, but first be such as are able to will.

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...

Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of...

Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of...

The future influences the present just as much as the past.

The future influences the present just as much as the past.

'Faith' means not wanting to know what is true

'Faith' means not wanting to know what is true

Without God, you can do nothing. With God there is nothing you cannot do.

Without God, you can do nothing. With God there is nothing you cannot do.

For those who may not find happiness to exercise religious faith, it's okay to remain...

For those who may not find happiness to exercise religious faith, it's okay to remain...