Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

Work

THUS SPOKE ZARATHUSTRA - A Book for All and None (World Classics Series): Philosophical Novel

Thus Spoke Zarathustra is a profound philosophical work that delves into themes of individuality, the meaning of life, and the pursuit of self-overcoming. The novel presents the teachings of Zarathustra, a figure who seeks to inspire others to transcend their limitations and embrace a higher purpose. more

Author

Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche

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

You May Also Like

“"Ego," sayest thou, and art proud of that word. But the greater thing - in which thou art unwilling to believe - is thy body with its big sagacity; it saith not "ego," but doeth it.”

“What the sense feeleth, what the spirit discerneth, hath never its end in itself. But sense and spirit would fain persuade thee that they are the end of all things: so vain are they.”

“Instruments and playthings are sense and spirit: behind them there is still the Self. The Self seeketh with the eyes of the senses, it hearkeneth also with the ears of the spirit.”

“My brother, are war and battle evil? Necessary, however, is the evil; necessary are the envy and the distrust and the back-biting among the virtues.”

“Jealous is every virtue of the others, and a dreadful thing is jealousy. Even virtues may succumb by jealousy.”