The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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All truth is simple... is that not doubly a lie?

All truth is simple... is that not doubly a lie?

Cynicism is the only form in which base souls approach honesty.

Cynicism is the only form in which base souls approach honesty.

You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.

You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.

We hear only those questions for which we are in a position to find answers.

We hear only those questions for which we are in a position to find answers.

The thought of suicide is a powerful solace: by means of it one gets through...

The thought of suicide is a powerful solace: by means of it one gets through...

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.

I assess the power of a will by how much resistance, pain, torture it endures...

I assess the power of a will by how much resistance, pain, torture it endures...

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...

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.

There are few pains so grievous as to have seen, divined, or experienced how an...

There are few pains so grievous as to have seen, divined, or experienced how an...

To forget one's purpose is the commonest form of stupidity.

To forget one's purpose is the commonest form of stupidity.

Once spirit was God, then it became man, and now it is even becoming mob.

Once spirit was God, then it became man, and now it is even becoming mob.

In music, the passions enjoy themselves.

In music, the passions enjoy themselves.

Every church is a stone on the grave of a god-man: it does not want...

Every church is a stone on the grave of a god-man: it does not want...

Growth in wisdom may be exactly measured by decrease in bitterness.

Growth in wisdom may be exactly measured by decrease in bitterness.

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...

When a woman has scholarly inclinations there is usually something wrong with her sexuality

When a woman has scholarly inclinations there is usually something wrong with her sexuality

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...

These people abstain, it is true: but the bitch Sensuality glares enviously out of all...

These people abstain, it is true: but the bitch Sensuality glares enviously out of all...

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.