We do not belong to those who only get their thought from books, or at the prompting of books, -- it is our custom to think in the open air, walking, leaping, climbing, or dancing on lonesome mountains by preference,…

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of...

Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of...

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...

We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of voice in which...

We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of voice in which...

Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man

Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man

A subject for a great poet would be God's boredom after the seventh day of...

A subject for a great poet would be God's boredom after the seventh day of...

Only as much as I dream can I be.

Only as much as I dream can I be.

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...

Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the...

Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the...

Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his...

Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his...

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...

How much truth can a spirit bear, how much truth can a spirit dare? ......

How much truth can a spirit bear, how much truth can a spirit dare? ......

He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk...

He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk...

When art dresses in worn-out material it is most easily recognized as art.

When art dresses in worn-out material it is most easily recognized as art.

There cannot be a God because if there were one, I could not believe that...

There cannot be a God because if there were one, I could not believe that...

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to...

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to...

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.

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to...

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to...

True friendship is seen through the heart, not through the eyes.

True friendship is seen through the heart, not through the eyes.

The only place that the left hasn't placed the blame is on their agenda, so...

The only place that the left hasn't placed the blame is on their agenda, so...

The essence of childhood, of course, is play, which my friends and I did endlessly...

The essence of childhood, of course, is play, which my friends and I did endlessly...

Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy...

Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy...

Fake friends believe your fake smile, true friends see the tears your hiding inside.

Fake friends believe your fake smile, true friends see the tears your hiding inside.