There is in general good reason to suppose that in several respects the gods could all benefit from instruction by us human beings. We humans are - more humane.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs; he alone suffers so...

Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs; he alone suffers so...

Christianity gave Eros poison to drink: he did not die of it but degenerated -...

Christianity gave Eros poison to drink: he did not die of it but degenerated -...

Courageous, untroubled, mocking and violent-that is what Wisdom wants us to be. Wisdom is a...

Courageous, untroubled, mocking and violent-that is what Wisdom wants us to be. Wisdom is a...

On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach...

On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach...

What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.

What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.

Discontent is the seed of ethics

Discontent is the seed of ethics

There is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it has...

There is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it has...

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

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

Im not upset that you lied to me, Im upset that from now on I...

Im not upset that you lied to me, Im upset that from now on I...

In music the passions enjoy themselves.

In music the passions enjoy themselves.

If there is something to pardon in everything, there is also something to condemn.

If there is something to pardon in everything, there is also something to condemn.

There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in...

There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in...

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use...

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use...

There are no facts, only interpretations.

There are no facts, only interpretations.

Blessed are the forgetful: for they get the better even of their blunders.

Blessed are the forgetful: for they get the better even of their blunders.

Love is not consolation. It is light.

Love is not consolation. It is light.

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

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

No one lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.

No one lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.

Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the...

Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the...

The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe....

The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe....