Whoever despises himself nonetheless respects himself as one who despises.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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The most common lie is that which one lies to himself; lying to others is...

The most common lie is that which one lies to himself; lying to others is...

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...

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

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

To be ashamed of one's immorality: that is a step on the staircase at whose...

To be ashamed of one's immorality: that is a step on the staircase at whose...

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion

Without music life would be a mistake.

Without music life would be a mistake.

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.

Here the ways of men part: if you wish to strive for peace of soul...

Here the ways of men part: if you wish to strive for peace of soul...

It is easier to cope with a bad conscience than with a bad reputation.

It is easier to cope with a bad conscience than with a bad reputation.

Without music, life would be an error.

Without music, life would be an error.

'Evil men have no songs.' How is it that the Russians have songs?

'Evil men have no songs.' How is it that the Russians have songs?

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also...

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also...

Let us beware of saying that death is the opposite of life. The living being...

Let us beware of saying that death is the opposite of life. The living being...

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...

The strongest have their moments of fatigue

The strongest have their moments of fatigue

The bite of conscience, like the bite of a dog into a stone, is a...

The bite of conscience, like the bite of a dog into a stone, is a...

And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least...

And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least...

The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe....

The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe....

For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity to exist, a certain physiological...

For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity to exist, a certain physiological...

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.