Art raises its head where creeds relax.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation.

Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation.

Cynicism is the only form in which base souls approach honesty.

Cynicism is the only form in which base souls approach honesty.

Those who cannot understand how to put their thoughts on ice should not enter into...

Those who cannot understand how to put their thoughts on ice should not enter into...

All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking.

All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking.

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...

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...

A refined nature is vexed by knowing that some one owes it thanks, a coarse...

A refined nature is vexed by knowing that some one owes it thanks, a coarse...

This indictment of Christianity I will write on all walls, wherever there are walls -...

This indictment of Christianity I will write on all walls, wherever there are walls -...

When one has not had a good father, one must create one.

When one has not had a good father, one must create one.

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

Extreme positions are not succeeded by moderate ones, but by contrary extreme positions.

Extreme positions are not succeeded by moderate ones, but by contrary extreme positions.

We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used...

We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used...

Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life...

Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life...

In the consciousness of the truth he has perceived, man now sees everywhere only the...

In the consciousness of the truth he has perceived, man now sees everywhere only the...

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...

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

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

If a woman possesses manly virtues one should run away from her; and if she...

If a woman possesses manly virtues one should run away from her; and if she...

Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of...

Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of...

Madness is rare in individuals - but in groups, parties, nations, and ages it is...

Madness is rare in individuals - but in groups, parties, nations, and ages it is...

The doer alone learneth.

The doer alone learneth.