Fear is the mother of morality.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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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.

Strong hope is a much greater stimulant of life than any realized joy could be.

Strong hope is a much greater stimulant of life than any realized joy could be.

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I...

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I...

One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a...

One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a...

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 true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman,...

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman,...

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...

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.

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...

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct...

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct...

The certain prospect of death could sweeten every life with a precious and fragrant drop...

The certain prospect of death could sweeten every life with a precious and fragrant drop...

To be ashamed of one's immorality: that is a step on the staircase at whose...

To be ashamed of one's immorality: that is a step on the staircase at whose...

Every church is a stone on the grave of a god-man: it does not want...

Every church is a stone on the grave of a god-man: it does not want...

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...

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...

What a theologian feels as true, must be false: one has therein almost a criterion...

What a theologian feels as true, must be false: one has therein almost a criterion...

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...

Experience, as a desire for experience, does not come off. We must not study ourselves...

Experience, as a desire for experience, does not come off. We must not study ourselves...

Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of...

Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of...

And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.

And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.