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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Women's modesty generally increases with their beauty.

Women's modesty generally increases with their beauty.

Madness is the result not of uncertainty but of certainty.

Madness is the result not of uncertainty but of certainty.

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 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...

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us;...

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us;...

Existence really is an imperfect tense that never becomes a present.

Existence really is an imperfect tense that never becomes a present.

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...

Madness is rare in individuals, but in groups, parties, nations and ages is it the...

Madness is rare in individuals, but in groups, parties, nations and ages is it the...

I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.

I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.

In the mountains, the shortest way is from peak to peak: but for that you...

In the mountains, the shortest way is from peak to peak: but for that you...

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...

A person's maturity consists in having found again the seriousness one had as a child,...

A person's maturity consists in having found again the seriousness one had as a child,...

Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day.

Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day.

Insanity in individuals is something rare, but in groups, parties, nations and epochs it is...

Insanity in individuals is something rare, but in groups, parties, nations and epochs it is...

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...

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.

What I really want from music. That it be cheerful and profound like an afternoon...

What I really want from music. That it be cheerful and profound like an afternoon...

It is not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, that the lover...

It is not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, that the lover...

The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.

The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.

Truth disappears with the telling of it

Truth disappears with the telling of it