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Famous Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes
“I admire the courage and wisdom of Socrates in everything he did, said--and did not say.”
“Whatever is gold does not glitter. A gentle radiance belongs to the noblest metal.”
“Among the wealthy, generosity is often merely a kind of shyness.”
“When a man has just been greatly honored and has eaten a little he is the most generous.”
“You say that I should be your teacher! See to it that I am your pinion and not your brake.”
“The gilded sheath of pity sometimes covers the dagger of envy.”
“Whom do you call bad?--Those who always want to induce shame.”
“We count the courtesies accorded us by unpopular people as offenses.”
“I am a prelude to better players, O my brothers! An example! Follow my example!”
“The mouth may lie, alright, but the face it makes nonetheless tells the truth.”
“There is an innocence in lying which is the sign of good faith in a cause.”
“Perhaps no one as yet has been truthful enough about what "truthfulness" is.”
“A martyr's disciples suffer more than the martyr.”
“But eternal liveliness is what counts: what does "eternal life" matter, or life at all?”
“The people we keep standing in the anteroom of our favor either start fermenting or turn sour.”