We would not let ourselves be burned to death for our opinions: we are not sure enough of them for that. But perhaps for the right to have our opinions and to change them.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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The strongest have their moments of fatigue

The strongest have their moments of fatigue

Extreme positions are not succeeded by moderate ones, but by contrary extreme positions.

Extreme positions are not succeeded by moderate ones, but by contrary extreme positions.

Sensuality often makes love grow too quickly, so that the root remains weak and is...

Sensuality often makes love grow too quickly, so that the root remains weak and is...

An artist has no home in Europe except in Paris.

An artist has no home in Europe except in Paris.

Whatever is done for love always occurs beyond good and evil.

Whatever is done for love always occurs beyond good and evil.

It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole...

It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole...

A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.

A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.

And let that day be lost to us on which we did not dance once!...

And let that day be lost to us on which we did not dance once!...

What? You seek something? You wish to multiply yourself tenfold, a hundredfold? You seek followers?...

What? You seek something? You wish to multiply yourself tenfold, a hundredfold? You seek followers?...

Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.

Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.

When one has not had a good father, one must create one.

When one has not had a good father, one must create one.

Poets treat their experiences shamelessly; they exploit them

Poets treat their experiences shamelessly; they exploit them

Madness is the result not of uncertainty but of certainty.

Madness is the result not of uncertainty but of certainty.

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

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

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman,...

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman,...

In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in...

In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in...

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...

If you believed more in life you would fling yourself less to the moment.

If you believed more in life you would fling yourself less to the moment.

Everyone has three lives; a public life, a private life, and a secret life.

Everyone has three lives; a public life, a private life, and a secret life.

If you want to go somewhere, it is best to find someone who has already...

If you want to go somewhere, it is best to find someone who has already...