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

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only...

A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only...

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.

The doer alone learneth.

The doer alone learneth.

There is one thing one has to have: either a soul that is cheerful by...

There is one thing one has to have: either a soul that is cheerful by...

Whoever despises himself nonetheless respects himself as one who despises.

Whoever despises himself nonetheless respects himself as one who despises.

Supposing that Truth is a woman ---well, now, is there not some foundation for suspecting...

Supposing that Truth is a woman ---well, now, is there not some foundation for suspecting...

Whoever despises himself still esteems the despiser within himself

Whoever despises himself still esteems the despiser within himself

Plato was a bore.

Plato was a bore.

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...

Genteel women suppose that those things do not really exist about which it is impossible...

Genteel women suppose that those things do not really exist about which it is impossible...

We have art in order not to die of the truth.

We have art in order not to die of the truth.

This indictment of Christianity I will write on all walls, wherever there are walls -...

This indictment of Christianity I will write on all walls, wherever there are walls -...

He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either.

He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either.

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

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

Pathetic attitudes are not in keeping with greatness

Pathetic attitudes are not in keeping with greatness

We do not hate as long as we still attach a lesser value, but only...

We do not hate as long as we still attach a lesser value, but only...

It is the most sensual men who need to flee women and torment their bodies.

It is the most sensual men who need to flee women and torment their bodies.

There are various eyes. Even the Sphinx has eyes: and as a result there are...

There are various eyes. Even the Sphinx has eyes: and as a result there are...

Half a truth is often a great lie.

Half a truth is often a great lie.

This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even...

This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even...