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Famous Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”
“I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.”
“Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.”
“How good music and bad reasons sound when one marches against an enemy.”
“What does your conscience say? — 'You should become the person you are'.”
“The more abstract the truth you wish to teach, the more must you allure the senses to it.”
“Growth in wisdom can be measured precisely by decline in bile.”
“In the mountains of truth, you never climb in vain.”
“He who possesseth little is so much the less possessed. Blessed be moderate poverty!”
“Digressions, objections, delight in mockery, carefree mistrust are signs of health.”
“I love the great despisers because they are the great adorers.”
“When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago.”
“Be careful, lest in casting out your demon you exorcise the best thing in you.”
“One must give value to their existence by behaving as if ones very existence were a work of art.”
“Nothing on earth consumes a man more quickly than the passion of resentment.”
“Poets are shameless with their experiences: they exploit them.”
“And if you are not a bird, then beware of coming to rest above an abyss.”
“The spiritualization of sensuality is called love: it is a great triumph over Christianity.”
“I love him who wants to create over and beyond himself and thus perishes.”
“The lonely one offers his hand too quickly to whomever he encounters.”