Every church is a stone on the grave of a god-man: it does not want him to rise up again under any circumstances.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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I still live, I still think: I still have to live, for I still have...

I still live, I still think: I still have to live, for I still have...

Art raises its head where creeds relax.

Art raises its head where creeds relax.

I assess the power of a will by how much resistance, pain, torture it endures...

I assess the power of a will by how much resistance, pain, torture it endures...

What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.

What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.

Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory it too good.

Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory it too good.

There are few pains so grievous as to have seen, divined, or experienced how an...

There are few pains so grievous as to have seen, divined, or experienced how an...

The best friend will probably acquire the best wife, because a good marriage is founded...

The best friend will probably acquire the best wife, because a good marriage is founded...

The hypocrite who always plays one and the same part ceases at last to be...

The hypocrite who always plays one and the same part ceases at last to be...

Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself.

Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself.

Admiration for a quality or an art can be so strong that it deters us...

Admiration for a quality or an art can be so strong that it deters us...

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...

Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs; he alone suffers so...

Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs; he alone suffers so...

Mystical explanations are thought to be deep; the truth is that they are not even...

Mystical explanations are thought to be deep; the truth is that they are not even...

If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.

If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.

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...

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

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

One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises that one...

One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises that one...

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...

As a rock on the seashore he standeth firm, and the dashing of the waves...

As a rock on the seashore he standeth firm, and the dashing of the waves...

The danger is not lest the soul should doubt whether there is any bread, but...

The danger is not lest the soul should doubt whether there is any bread, but...

I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have...

I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have...

Strength is Happiness. Strength is itself victory. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness....

Strength is Happiness. Strength is itself victory. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness....

Sorrow is brief but joy is endless

Sorrow is brief but joy is endless