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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The love of truth has its reward in heaven and even on earth.

The love of truth has its reward in heaven and even on earth.

A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only...

A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only...

Men have hitherto treated women like birds which have strayed down to them from the...

Men have hitherto treated women like birds which have strayed down to them from the...

In heaven, all the interesting people are missing.

In heaven, all the interesting people are missing.

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.

When one has not had a good father, one must create one.

When one has not had a good father, one must create one.

There are no moral phenomena at all, but only a moral interpretation of phenomena.

There are no moral phenomena at all, but only a moral interpretation of phenomena.

We would not let ourselves be burned to death for our opinions: we are not...

We would not let ourselves be burned to death for our opinions: we are not...

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Dancing in all its forms cannot be excluded from the curriculum of all noble education;...

Dancing in all its forms cannot be excluded from the curriculum of all noble education;...

In praise there is more obtrusiveness than in blame.

In praise there is more obtrusiveness than in blame.

The abdomen is the reason why man does not readily take himself to be a...

The abdomen is the reason why man does not readily take himself to be a...

What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.

What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.

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...

One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises that one...

One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises that one...

Some die too young, some die too old; the precept sounds strange, but die at...

Some die too young, some die too old; the precept sounds strange, but die at...

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...

He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either.

He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either.

Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film...

Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film...

When something feels right, that means it is right for you. Pay attention to your...

When something feels right, that means it is right for you. Pay attention to your...

The only place that the left hasn't placed the blame is on their agenda, so...

The only place that the left hasn't placed the blame is on their agenda, so...

To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are...

To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are...

If I think more about death than some other people, it is probably because I...

If I think more about death than some other people, it is probably because I...