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This book includes selections from Nietzsche's writings, offering insights into his philosophy and critical analysis of modern society
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“The bite of conscience, like the bite of a dog into a stone, is a stupidity.”
“I am the leading strings of the ego and the prompter of its concepts.”
“On every parable you ride to every truth.”
“Pain makes hens and poets cackle.”
“The higher its type, the more rarely a thing succeeds.”
“Of all evil I deem you capable: therefore I want the good from you.”
“One should steal only where one cannot rob.”
“I no longer want to walk on worn soles.”
“Art is the great stimulus to life.”
“The greatest giver of alms is cowardice.”
“The spirit of the poet craves spectators... even if only buffaloes.”
“Faith: not wanting to know what is true.”
“A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still: you must not want to see everything.”
“All truth is simple... is that not doubly a lie?”
“At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid.”
“Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day.”
“Do whatever you will, but first be such as are able to will.”