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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Idleness is the parent of psychology.

Idleness is the parent of psychology.

The will to truth! That will which is yet to seduce us into many a...

The will to truth! That will which is yet to seduce us into many a...

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

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

He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted.

He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted.

A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his...

A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his...

Love is more afraid of change than destruction

Love is more afraid of change than destruction

One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really the tone in which...

One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really the tone in which...

Idleness is the parent of all psychology

Idleness is the parent of all psychology

God is a thought who makes crooked all that is straight.

God is a thought who makes crooked all that is straight.

Discontent is the seed of ethics

Discontent is the seed of ethics

What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.

What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.

Two great European narcotics, alcohol and Christianity.

Two great European narcotics, alcohol and Christianity.

Admiration for a quality or an art can be so strong that it deters us...

Admiration for a quality or an art can be so strong that it deters us...

This is what is hardest: to close the open hand because one loves.

This is what is hardest: to close the open hand because one loves.

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 -...

At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease...

At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease...

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...

I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be...

I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be...

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

You say it is the good cause that hallows even war? I say unto you:...

You say it is the good cause that hallows even war? I say unto you:...