For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: intoxication.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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Once spirit was God, then it became man, and now it is even becoming mob.

Once spirit was God, then it became man, and now it is even becoming mob.

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.

Each day I count wasted in which there has been no dancing.

Each day I count wasted in which there has been no dancing.

The future influences the present just as much as the past.

The future influences the present just as much as the past.

Many find their heart when they have lost their head.

Many find their heart when they have lost their head.

One should die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly.

One should die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly.

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

Here the ways of men part: if you wish to strive for peace of soul...

Here the ways of men part: if you wish to strive for peace of soul...

Women can form a friendship with a man very well; but to preserve it -...

Women can form a friendship with a man very well; but to preserve it -...

Without music, life would be a mistake.

Without music, life would be a mistake.

What? You seek something? You wish to multiply yourself tenfold, a hundredfold? You seek followers?...

What? You seek something? You wish to multiply yourself tenfold, a hundredfold? You seek followers?...

Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a...

Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth 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...

In music the passions enjoy themselves.

In music the passions enjoy themselves.

Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings - always darker, emptier and simpler.

Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings - always darker, emptier and simpler.

In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in...

In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in...

He who laughs best today, will also laughs last.

He who laughs best today, will also laughs last.

The Christian resolution to find the world ugly and bad has made the world ugly...

The Christian resolution to find the world ugly and bad has made the world ugly...

America must raise an empire of permanent duration, supported upon the grand pillars of Truth,...

America must raise an empire of permanent duration, supported upon the grand pillars of Truth,...

But when he (Peter) saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried...

But when he (Peter) saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried...