Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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Christianity gave Eros poison to drink: he did not die of it but degenerated -...

Christianity gave Eros poison to drink: he did not die of it but degenerated -...

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...

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.

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...

One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth.

One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth.

The doer alone learneth.

The doer alone learneth.

The last Christian died on the cross

The last Christian died on the cross

Whoever despises himself nonetheless respects himself as one who despises.

Whoever despises himself nonetheless respects himself as one who despises.

We hear only those questions for which we are in a position to find answers.

We hear only those questions for which we are in a position to find answers.

Whoever has witnessed another's ideal becomes his inexorable judge and as it were his evil...

Whoever has witnessed another's ideal becomes his inexorable judge and as it were his evil...

The certain prospect of death could sweeten every life with a precious and fragrant drop...

The certain prospect of death could sweeten every life with a precious and fragrant drop...

There are various eyes. Even the Sphinx has eyes: and as a result there are...

There are various eyes. Even the Sphinx has eyes: and as a result there are...

We do not belong to those who only get their thought from books, or at...

We do not belong to those who only get their thought from books, or at...

Insanity in individuals is something rare, but in groups, parties, nations and epochs it is...

Insanity in individuals is something rare, but in groups, parties, nations and epochs it is...

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,...

Stupid as a man, say the women: cowardly as a woman, say the men. Stupidity...

Stupid as a man, say the women: cowardly as a woman, say the men. Stupidity...

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.

Woman learns how to hate in proportion as she forgets how to charm.

Woman learns how to hate in proportion as she forgets how to charm.

Never marry a man who hates his mother, because he'll end up hating you.

Never marry a man who hates his mother, because he'll end up hating you.

Those who hate most fervently must have once loved deeply; those who want to deny...

Those who hate most fervently must have once loved deeply; those who want to deny...