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“Every god-man created his own god: and there is no worse enmity on earth than that between gods.”

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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'. more

“Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now, today, we are still alive, and our bodies are working marvelously. Our eyes can still see the beautiful sky. Our ears can still hear the voices of our loved ones.”

Source: Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm

“Scholarship has the same relationship to wisdom as righteousness has to holiness: it is cold and dry, it is loveless and knows nodeep feelings of inadequacy or longing.”

Knows Feelings Wisdom Science Cold Longing Dry Holiness Righteousness Scholarship Inadequacy Loveless Deep Feeling Feelings Of Inadequacy

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“It was modesty that invented the word "philosopher" in Greece and left the magnificent overweening presumption in calling oneselfwise to the actors of the spirit--the modesty of such monsters of pride and sovereignty as Pythagoras, as Plato.”

Wisdom Spirit Actors Left Pride Calling Philosophical Philosopher Monsters Modesty Magnificent Plato Sovereignty Greece Presumption

Book:The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs

Source: The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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