People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to ours. The inference is false, a gift confers no rights.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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

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

In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in...

In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in...

This secret spoke Life herself unto me: Behold, said she, I am that which must...

This secret spoke Life herself unto me: Behold, said she, I am that which must...

After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my...

After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my...

Judgments, value judgments concerning life, for or against, can in the last resort never be...

Judgments, value judgments concerning life, for or against, can in the last resort never be...

Fanatics are picturesque, mankind would rather see gestures than listen to reasons.

Fanatics are picturesque, mankind would rather see gestures than listen to reasons.

Many find their heart when they have lost their head.

Many find their heart when they have lost their head.

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...

In the consciousness of the truth he has perceived, man now sees everywhere only the...

In the consciousness of the truth he has perceived, man now sees everywhere only the...

Let us beware of saying that death is the opposite of life. The living being...

Let us beware of saying that death is the opposite of life. The living being...

In praise there is more obtrusiveness than in blame.

In praise there is more obtrusiveness than in blame.

On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach...

On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach...

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.

The lie is a condition of life.

The lie is a condition of life.

Experience, as a desire for experience, does not come off. We must not study ourselves...

Experience, as a desire for experience, does not come off. We must not study ourselves...

Men use a new lesson or experience later on as a ploughshare or perhaps also...

Men use a new lesson or experience later on as a ploughshare or perhaps also...

Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become...

Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become...

The strongest have their moments of fatigue

The strongest have their moments of fatigue

But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them....

But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them....

The struggle between Liberty and Authority is the most conspicuous feature in the portions of...

The struggle between Liberty and Authority is the most conspicuous feature in the portions of...