Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

Topics: Earth Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.

I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.

Before the effect one believes in different causes than one does after the effect.

Before the effect one believes in different causes than one does after the effect.

To forget one's purpose is the commonest form of stupidity.

To forget one's purpose is the commonest form of stupidity.

There cannot be a God because if there were one, I could not believe that...

There cannot be a God because if there were one, I could not believe that...

The demand to be loved is the greatest of all arrogant presumptions.

The demand to be loved is the greatest of all arrogant presumptions.

Stupid as a man, say the women: cowardly as a woman, say the men. Stupidity...

Stupid as a man, say the women: cowardly as a woman, say the men. Stupidity...

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 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,...

The bite of conscience, like the bite of a dog into a stone, is a...

The bite of conscience, like the bite of a dog into a stone, is a...

I love those who do not know how to live for today.

I love those who do not know how to live for today.

Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torments of man

Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torments of man

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...

The thought of suicide is a powerful solace: by means of it one gets through...

The thought of suicide is a powerful solace: by means of it one gets through...

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...

All sciences are now under the obligation to prepare the ground for the future task...

All sciences are now under the obligation to prepare the ground for the future task...

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

Glance into the world just as though time were gone: and everything crooked will become...

Glance into the world just as though time were gone: and everything crooked will become...

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...

Great indebtedness does not make men grateful, but vengeful; and if a little charity is...

Great indebtedness does not make men grateful, but vengeful; and if a little charity is...

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the...

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the...