In the course of history, men come to see that iron necessity is neither iron nor necessary.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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Madness is rare in individuals, but in groups, parties, nations and ages is it the...

Madness is rare in individuals, but in groups, parties, nations and ages is it the...

At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once...

At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once...

One does not hate as long as one has a low esteem of someone, but...

One does not hate as long as one has a low esteem of someone, but...

The abdomen is the reason why man does not readily take himself to be a...

The abdomen is the reason why man does not readily take himself to be a...

An artist has no home in Europe except in Paris.

An artist has no home in Europe except in Paris.

Women are quite capable of entering into a friendship with a man, but to keep...

Women are quite capable of entering into a friendship with a man, but to keep...

Without music, life would be a mistake.

Without music, life would be a mistake.

Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation.

Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation.

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

Sensuality often makes love grow too quickly, so that the root remains weak and is...

Sensuality often makes love grow too quickly, so that the root remains weak and is...

Whoever has witnessed another's ideal becomes his inexorable judge and as it were his evil...

Whoever has witnessed another's ideal becomes his inexorable judge and as it were his evil...

Not by wrath, but by laughter, do we kill. Come, let us kill the spirit...

Not by wrath, but by laughter, do we kill. Come, let us kill the spirit...

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.

The strongest have their moments of fatigue

The strongest have their moments of fatigue

The miserable have no other medicine but hope.

The miserable have no other medicine but hope.

When marrying, one should ask oneself this question: Do you believe that you will be...

When marrying, one should ask oneself this question: Do you believe that you will be...

God is a thought who makes crooked all that is straight.

God is a thought who makes crooked all that is straight.

Two great European narcotics, alcohol and Christianity.

Two great European narcotics, alcohol and Christianity.

War has always been the grand sagacity of every spirit which has grown too inward...

War has always been the grand sagacity of every spirit which has grown too inward...

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.