Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

Work

Thus spake Zarathustra - A Book for All and None

Friedrich Nietzsche's '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 book presents the teachings of Zarathustra, a prophet-like figure, who shares his vision of a new type of human, the Übermensch, capable of transcending the limitations of the human condition. 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

“The rich man has his motorcar, His country and his town estate, He smokes a fifty-cent cigar And jeers at Fate. He frivols through the livelong day, He knows not Poverty, her pinch. His lot seems light, his heart seems gay; He has a cinch. Yet though my lamp burns low and dim, Though I must slave for livelihood- Think you that I would change with him? You bet I would!”

“We may live without poetry, music and art; We may live without conscience, and live without heart; We may live without friends; we may live without books; But civilized man cannot live without cooks. . . . He may live without books,-what is knowledge but grieving? He may live without hope,-what is hope but deceiving? He may live without love,-what is passion but pining? But where is the man that can live without dining?”