Fear is the mother of morality.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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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.

We have no organ at all for knowledge, for ''truth'': we ''know'' (or believe or...

We have no organ at all for knowledge, for ''truth'': we ''know'' (or believe or...

The desire to annoy no one, to harm no one, can equally well be the...

The desire to annoy no one, to harm no one, can equally well be the...

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...

In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play.

In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play.

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...

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...

He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either.

He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either.

You say it is the good cause that hallows even war? I say unto you:...

You say it is the good cause that hallows even war? I say unto you:...

Faith: not wanting to know what is true.

Faith: not wanting to know what is true.

Is man one of God's blunders or is God one of man's blunders?

Is man one of God's blunders or is God one of man's blunders?

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

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

Today I love myself as I love my god: who could charge me with a...

Today I love myself as I love my god: who could charge me with a...

In everything one thing is impossible: rationality.

In everything one thing is impossible: rationality.

He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. Is...

He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. Is...

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.

One receives as reward for much ennui, despondency, boredom --such as a solitude without friends,...

One receives as reward for much ennui, despondency, boredom --such as a solitude without friends,...

Whoever despises himself still esteems the despiser within himself

Whoever despises himself still esteems the despiser within himself

Yours is the energy that makes your world. There are no limitations to the self...

Yours is the energy that makes your world. There are no limitations to the self...

Confidence is a plant of slow growth; especially in an aged bosom

Confidence is a plant of slow growth; especially in an aged bosom