Fanatics are picturesque, mankind would rather see gestures than listen to reasons.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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

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

There are no eternal facts, as there are no absolute truths.

There are no eternal facts, as there are no absolute truths.

You may have enemies whom you hate, but not enemies whom you despise. You must...

You may have enemies whom you hate, but not enemies whom you despise. You must...

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

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

He who has a why can endure any how

He who has a why can endure any how

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy...

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy...

When a man is in love he endures more than at other times; he submits...

When a man is in love he endures more than at other times; he submits...

Regarding life, the wisest men of all ages have judged alike: it is worthless.

Regarding life, the wisest men of all ages have judged alike: it is worthless.

Dancing in all its forms cannot be excluded from the curriculum of all noble education;...

Dancing in all its forms cannot be excluded from the curriculum of all noble education;...

Blessed are the forgetful: for they get the better even of their blunders.

Blessed are the forgetful: for they get the better even of their blunders.

Go up close to your friend, but do not go over to him! We should...

Go up close to your friend, but do not go over to him! We should...

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...

Freedom is the will to be responsible to ourselves

Freedom is the will to be responsible to ourselves

Without music, life would be a mistake.

Without music, life would be a mistake.

In music, the passions enjoy themselves.

In music, the passions enjoy themselves.

Winter, a bad guest, sitteth with me at home; blue are my hands with his...

Winter, a bad guest, sitteth with me at home; blue are my hands with his...

Living in a constant chase after gain compels people to expend their spirit to the...

Living in a constant chase after gain compels people to expend their spirit to the...

It is always consoling to think of suicide: in that way one gets through many...

It is always consoling to think of suicide: in that way one gets through many...

Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.

Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.

Sometimes we owe a friend to the lucky circumstance that we give him no cause...

Sometimes we owe a friend to the lucky circumstance that we give him no cause...