Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs; he alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.

If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.

In the last analysis, even the best man is evil: in the last analysis, even...

In the last analysis, even the best man is evil: in the last analysis, even...

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Do whatever you will, but first be such as are able to will.

Do whatever you will, but first be such as are able to will.

I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.

I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.

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...

Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the...

Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the...

Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good

Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good

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

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

The demand to be loved is the greatest of all arrogant presumptions.

The demand to be loved is the greatest of all arrogant presumptions.

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...

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.

Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life...

Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life...

The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher...

The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher...

I still live, I still think: I still have to live, for I still have...

I still live, I still think: I still have to live, for I still have...

Pathetic attitudes are not in keeping with greatness

Pathetic attitudes are not in keeping with greatness

What if a demon were to creep after you one night, in your loneliest loneliness,...

What if a demon were to creep after you one night, in your loneliest loneliness,...

When a hundred men stand together, each of them loses his mind and gets another...

When a hundred men stand together, each of them loses his mind and gets another...

Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of...

Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of...

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.