The desire to annoy no one, to harm no one, can equally well be the sign of a just as of an anxious disposition.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. Is...

He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. Is...

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion.

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion.

Not by wrath does one kill, but by laughter.

Not by wrath does one kill, but by laughter.

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...

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...

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

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

Of all writings I love only that which is written with blood. Write with blood:...

Of all writings I love only that which is written with blood. Write with blood:...

It is impossible to suffer without making someone pay for it; every complaint already contains...

It is impossible to suffer without making someone pay for it; every complaint already contains...

Here the ways of men part: if you wish to strive for peace of soul...

Here the ways of men part: if you wish to strive for peace of soul...

Before the effect one believes in different causes than one does after the effect.

Before the effect one believes in different causes than one does after the effect.

One should die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly.

One should die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly.

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...

What a theologian feels as true, must be false: one has therein almost a criterion...

What a theologian feels as true, must be false: one has therein almost a criterion...

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...

The spiritualization of sensuality is called love: it is a great triumph over Christianity.

The spiritualization of sensuality is called love: it is a great triumph over Christianity.

Morality is the best of all devices for leading mankind by the nose

Morality is the best of all devices for leading mankind by the nose

And let that day be lost to us on which we did not dance once!...

And let that day be lost to us on which we did not dance once!...

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy...

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy...

Friendship is genuine when two friends can enjoy each others company without speaking a word...

Friendship is genuine when two friends can enjoy each others company without speaking a word...

No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who...

No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who...

Who ran to help me when I fell, Or kissed the place to make it...

Who ran to help me when I fell, Or kissed the place to make it...