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

Topics: Confidence Quotes, Gifts Quotes, Trust Quotes

The best friend will probably acquire the best wife, because a good marriage is founded...

The best friend will probably acquire the best wife, because a good marriage is founded...

Extreme positions are not succeeded by moderate ones, but by contrary extreme positions.

Extreme positions are not succeeded by moderate ones, but by contrary extreme positions.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

If a woman possesses manly virtues one should run away from her; and if she...

If a woman possesses manly virtues one should run away from her; and if she...

Idleness is the parent of psychology.

Idleness is the parent of psychology.

It is not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, that the lover...

It is not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, that the lover...

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...

It is easier to cope with a bad conscience than with a bad reputation.

It is easier to cope with a bad conscience than with a bad reputation.

True friendship is seen through the heart, not through the eyes.

True friendship is seen through the heart, not through the eyes.

There is not enough religion in the world even to destroy religion.

There is not enough religion in the world even to destroy religion.

War to the death against depravity - depravity is Christianity.

War to the death against depravity - depravity is Christianity.

In music the passions enjoy themselves.

In music the passions enjoy themselves.

The value of many men and books rests solely on their faculty for compelling all...

The value of many men and books rests solely on their faculty for compelling all...

Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of...

Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of...

Lift up your hearts, you good dancers, high! higher! And do not forget the good...

Lift up your hearts, you good dancers, high! higher! And do not forget the good...

When one has a great deal to put into it a day has a hundred...

When one has a great deal to put into it a day has a hundred...

Many find their heart when they have lost their head.

Many find their heart when they have lost their head.

The Germans are like women, you can scarcely ever fathom their depths -- they haven't...

The Germans are like women, you can scarcely ever fathom their depths -- they haven't...

I chased a girl for two years only to discover that her tastes were exactly...

I chased a girl for two years only to discover that her tastes were exactly...

How a little love and good company improves a woman!

How a little love and good company improves a woman!