Growth in wisdom may be exactly measured by decrease in bitterness.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

Topics: Bitterness Quotes

It is not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, that the lover...

It is not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, that the lover...

Jesus died too soon. If he had lived to my age he would have repudiated...

Jesus died too soon. If he had lived to my age he would have repudiated...

Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day.

Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day.

When one does away with oneself one does the most estimable thing possible: one thereby...

When one does away with oneself one does the most estimable thing possible: one thereby...

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

The aphorism in which I am the first master among Germans, are the forms of...

The aphorism in which I am the first master among Germans, are the forms of...

Some are made modest by great praise, others insolent.

Some are made modest by great praise, others insolent.

Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes.

Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes.

The Germans are like women, you can scarcely ever fathom their depths -- they haven't...

The Germans are like women, you can scarcely ever fathom their depths -- they haven't...

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.

Only as much as I dream can I be.

Only as much as I dream can I be.

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...

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...

Freedom is the will to be responsible to ourselves

Freedom is the will to be responsible to ourselves

Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it...

Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it...

Women are considered deep - why? Because one can never discover any bottom to them....

Women are considered deep - why? Because one can never discover any bottom to them....

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:...

Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned...

Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned...

Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do...

Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do...

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.