If a woman possesses manly virtues one should run away from her; and if she does not possess them she runs away from herself.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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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:...

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion

Some die too young, some die too old; the precept sounds strange, but die at...

Some die too young, some die too old; the precept sounds strange, but die at...

We artists! We moon-struck and God-struck ones! We death-silent, untiring wanderers on heights which we...

We artists! We moon-struck and God-struck ones! We death-silent, untiring wanderers on heights which we...

Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good

Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good

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

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

Many find their heart when they have lost their head.

Many find their heart when they have lost their head.

Live in danger. Build your cities on the slopes of Vesuvius.

Live in danger. Build your cities on the slopes of Vesuvius.

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the...

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the...

'Faith' means not wanting to know what is true

'Faith' means not wanting to know what is true

Woman was God's second mistake.

Woman was God's second mistake.

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...

One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth.

One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth.

Love is not consolation. It is light

Love is not consolation. It is light

Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his...

Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his...

The strongest have their moments of fatigue

The strongest have their moments of fatigue

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.

All credibility, all good conscience, all evidence of truth come only from the senses.

All credibility, all good conscience, all evidence of truth come only from the senses.

As there is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it,...

As there is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it,...

In wine there is truth

In wine there is truth