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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Whoever has provoked men to rage against him has always gained a party in his...

Whoever has provoked men to rage against him has always gained a party in his...

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the...

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the...

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.

Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself.

Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself.

There is in general good reason to suppose that in several respects the gods could...

There is in general good reason to suppose that in several respects the gods could...

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I...

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I...

A pair of powerful spectacles has sometimes sufficed to cure a person in love.

A pair of powerful spectacles has sometimes sufficed to cure a person in love.

The word Christianity is already a misunderstanding - in reality there has been only one...

The word Christianity is already a misunderstanding - in reality there has been only one...

Women can form a friendship with a man very well; but to preserve it -...

Women can form a friendship with a man very well; but to preserve it -...

I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance.

I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance.

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion.

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion.

Art is the proper task of life.

Art is the proper task of life.

Today I love myself as I love my god: who could charge me with a...

Today I love myself as I love my god: who could charge me with a...

If there is something to pardon in everything, there is also something to condemn.

If there is something to pardon in everything, there is also something to condemn.

What is good? All that heightens the feeling of power, the will to power, power...

What is good? All that heightens the feeling of power, the will to power, power...

Success has always been a great liar.

Success has always been a great liar.

Whoever despises himself still esteems the despiser within himself

Whoever despises himself still esteems the despiser within himself

For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity to exist, a certain physiological...

For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity to exist, a certain physiological...

'Evil men have no songs.' How is it that the Russians have songs?

'Evil men have no songs.' How is it that the Russians have songs?

Undeserved praise causes more pangs of conscience later than undeserved blame, but probably only for...

Undeserved praise causes more pangs of conscience later than undeserved blame, but probably only for...