One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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Not by wrath does one kill, but by laughter.

Not by wrath does one kill, but by laughter.

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.

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...

You may have enemies whom you hate, but not enemies whom you despise. You must...

You may have enemies whom you hate, but not enemies whom you despise. You must...

All sciences are now under the obligation to prepare the ground for the future task...

All sciences are now under the obligation to prepare the ground for the future task...

Love is not consolation. It is light.

Love is not consolation. It is light.

When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you.

When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you.

Poets treat their experiences shamelessly; they exploit them

Poets treat their experiences shamelessly; they exploit them

Love is a state in which a man sees things most decidedly as the are...

Love is a state in which a man sees things most decidedly as the are...

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.

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion

Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once....

We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once....

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.

Without forgetting it is quite impossible to live at all.

Without forgetting it is quite impossible to live at all.

This is what is hardest: to close the open hand because one loves.

This is what is hardest: to close the open hand because one loves.

Living in a constant chase after gain compels people to expend their spirit to the...

Living in a constant chase after gain compels people to expend their spirit to the...

The thought of suicide is a powerful solace: by means of it one gets through...

The thought of suicide is a powerful solace: by means of it one gets through...

Life is like a movie, if you've sat through more than half of it and...

Life is like a movie, if you've sat through more than half of it and...

All healthy men have thought of their own suicide

All healthy men have thought of their own suicide