Not necessity, not desire - no, the love of power is the demon of men. Let them have everything - health, food, a place to live, entertainment - they are and remain unhappy and low-spirited: for the demon waits and…

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What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.

What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.

When one has finished building one's house, one suddenly realizes that in the process one...

When one has finished building one's house, one suddenly realizes that in the process one...

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

One receives as reward for much ennui, despondency, boredom --such as a solitude without friends,...

One receives as reward for much ennui, despondency, boredom --such as a solitude without friends,...

Men have hitherto treated women like birds which have strayed down to them from the...

Men have hitherto treated women like birds which have strayed down to them from the...

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

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

There cannot be a God because if there were one, I could not believe that...

There cannot be a God because if there were one, I could not believe that...

The strongest have their moments of fatigue

The strongest have their moments of fatigue

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...

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy...

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy...

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

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

We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used...

We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used...

Regarding life, the wisest men of all ages have judged alike: it is worthless.

Regarding life, the wisest men of all ages have judged alike: it is worthless.

Woman was God's second mistake.

Woman was God's second mistake.

The job of rearing a child consists of making conscious activities unconscious.

The job of rearing a child consists of making conscious activities unconscious.

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

He who has why to live can bear almost any how

He who has why to live can bear almost any how

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct...

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct...

As much as I live I shall not imitate them or hate myself for being...

As much as I live I shall not imitate them or hate myself for being...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

Eveyone is a genius at least once a year. A real genius has his original...

Eveyone is a genius at least once a year. A real genius has his original...

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct...

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct...

When we talk about values, I think of rationality in solving problems. Thats something I...

When we talk about values, I think of rationality in solving problems. Thats something I...