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

Topics: Life Quotes

Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a...

Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a...

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

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...

It is the most sensual men who need to flee women and torment their bodies.

It is the most sensual men who need to flee women and torment their bodies.

Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation.

Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation.

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...

Without music life would be a mistake.

Without music life would be a mistake.

How poor the human mind would be without vanity! It resembles a well stocked and...

How poor the human mind would be without vanity! It resembles a well stocked and...

The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher...

The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher...

Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes.

Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes.

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...

Is man one of God's blunders or is God one of man's blunders?

Is man one of God's blunders or is God one of man's blunders?

Only sick music makes money today.

Only sick music makes money today.

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy...

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy...

Poets treat their experiences shamelessly; they exploit them

Poets treat their experiences shamelessly; they exploit them

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...

Dancing in all its forms cannot be excluded from the curriculum of all noble education;...

Dancing in all its forms cannot be excluded from the curriculum of all noble education;...

When one does away with oneself one does the most estimable thing possible: one thereby...

When one does away with oneself one does the most estimable thing possible: one thereby...

What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.

What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.

Those who cannot understand how to put their thoughts on ice should not enter into...

Those who cannot understand how to put their thoughts on ice should not enter into...