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

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory it too good.

Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory it too good.

The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence, rather a condition of...

The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence, rather a condition of...

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...

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...

Many find their heart when they have lost their head.

Many find their heart when they have lost their head.

Not by wrath, but by laughter, do we kill. Come, let us kill the spirit...

Not by wrath, but by laughter, do we kill. Come, let us kill the spirit...

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...

Glance into the world just as though time were gone: and everything crooked will become...

Glance into the world just as though time were gone: and everything crooked will become...

It is always consoling to think of suicide: in that way one gets through many...

It is always consoling to think of suicide: in that way one gets through many...

Whoever does not know how to lay his will into things at least lays some...

Whoever does not know how to lay his will into things at least lays some...

Fanatics are picturesque, mankind would rather see gestures than listen to reasons.

Fanatics are picturesque, mankind would rather see gestures than listen to reasons.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

All sciences are now under the obligation to prepare the ground for the future task...

All sciences are now under the obligation to prepare the ground for the future task...

Strong hope is a much greater stimulant of life than any realized joy could be.

Strong hope is a much greater stimulant of life than any realized joy could be.

Once spirit was God, then it became man, and now it is even becoming mob.

Once spirit was God, then it became man, and now it is even becoming mob.

Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art

Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art

I'm aware that people I have loved and have died and are in the spirit...

I'm aware that people I have loved and have died and are in the spirit...