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Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher, cultural critic, poet, and writer whose works have had a profound impact on subsequent philosophy, literature, and thought. His ideas revolve around concepts such as the 'will to power', the 'Übermensch', and the 'eternal recurrence'.

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“The newspaper reader says: this party will ruin itself if it makes errors like this. My higher politics says: a party which makes errors like this is already finished -- it is no longer secure in its instincts.”

Ifs Politics Party Society Reader Higher Politician Errors Instinct Finished Newspapers Ruins Secure

Book:Why I am So Wise

Source: Why I am So Wise

“If an architect wants to strengthen a decrepit arch, he increases the load laid upon it, for thereby the parts are joined more firmly together.”

Ifs Want Together Increase Architecture Architect Load Arches Decrepit

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“We are doubly willing to jump into the water after some one who has fallen in, if there are people present who have not the courage to do so.”

People Ifs Water Willing Fallen

Book:Human, All-Too-Human: Parts One and Two

Source: Human, All-Too-Human: Parts One and Two

“If we lacked curiosity, we should do less for the good of our neighbor. But, under the name of duty or pity, curiosity steals into the home of the unhappy and the needy. Perhaps even in the famous mother-love there is a good deal of curiosity.”

Ifs Should Home Mother Names Deals Duty Curiosity Neighbor Stealing Unhappy Pity Needy Mother Love

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“If you have an enemy, do not requite him evil with good, for that would put him to shame. Rather prove that he did you some good.”

Ifs Evil Enemy Prove Shame

Book:The Portable Nietzsche

Source: The Portable Nietzsche

“If all alms were given only from pity, all beggars would have starved long ago.”

Ifs Long Given Pity Long Ago Humanitarianism Beggar Alms

Book:The Portable Nietzsche

Source: The Portable Nietzsche

“There is a universal need to exercise some kind of power, or to create for one's self the appearance of some power, if only temporarily, in the form of intoxication.”

Ifs Needs Kind Self Form Power Exercise Universal Appearance Intoxication

Book:The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche: The will to power

Source: The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche: The will to power

“Verily, I do not like them, the merciful who feel blessed in their pity: they are lacking too much in shame. If I must pity, at least I do not want it known; and if I do pity, it is preferably from a distance.”

Ifs Want Feels Known Too Much Shame Blessed Distance Pity Lacking Merciful

Book:The Portable Nietzsche

Source: The Portable Nietzsche

“If we have our own why of life, we shall get along with almost any how. Man does not strive for pleasure; only the Englishman does.”

Ifs Men Doe Pleasure Determination Strive Englishmen

Book:The Portable Nietzsche

Source: The Portable Nietzsche

“If one uses one's intellect to become master over the unlimited emotions, it may produce a sorry and diversionary effect upon the intellect.”

Ifs May Use Emotion Effects Produce Masters Sorry Intellect Unlimited

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“The desire to create continually is vulgar and betrays jealousy, envy, ambition. If one is something one really does not need to make anything --and one nonetheless does very much. There exists above the ''productive'' man a yet higher species.”

Ifs Men Needs Doe Desire Creativity Higher Ambition Species Betrayal Envy Jealousy Productive Betray Vulgar Jealousy Envy

Book:Nietzsche: Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits

Source: Nietzsche: Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits

“And if your friend does evil to you, say to him, ''I forgive you for what you did to me, but how can I forgive you for what you did to yourself?”

Ifs Life Doe Success Evil Forgiveness Forgiving I Forgive You

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

About the Author

Born: October 15, 1844
Died: August 25, 1900
Known for: Philologist
Quotes: 2909

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The Portable NietzscheRelated source material

Delphi Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (Illustrated): Friedrich NietzscheRelated source material

Basic Writings of NietzscheRelated source material

Human, All-Too-Human: Parts One and TwoRelated source material

The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of SongsRelated source material

Thus Spoke ZarathustraRelated source material

Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free SpiritsRelated source material

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