“Muhammad was a prince; he rallied his compatriots around him. In a few years, the Muslims conquered half of the world. They plucked more souls from false gods, knocked down more idols, razed more pagan temples in fifteen years than the followers of Moses and Jesus did in fifteen centuries. Muhammad was a great man. He would indeed have been a god, if the revolution that he had performed had not been prepared by the circumstances.” IfsMenWorldYearsHas BeensSoulJesusHalfCenturyRevolutionCircumstancesArmyPreparedGreat MenTemplesFollowersIdolsFifteenMosesMuhammadPaganFifteen YearsKnocked DownFalse Gods Author:Napoleon Bonaparte
“I have found strength where one does not look for it: in simple, mild, and pleasant people, without the least desire to rule -- and, conversely, the desire to rule has often appeared to me a sign of inward weakness: they fear their own slave soul and shroud it in a royal cloak (in the end, they still become the slaves of their followers, their fame, etc.)” PeopleLooksDoeStillsSoulEndsDesireFoundSimpleFameWeaknessSlavePleasantEtcFollowersInwardRoyalCloaksShrouds Book:Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist Source: Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist
“Profuseness is a cruel and crafty demon, that gradually involves her followers in dependence and debt; that is, fetters them with irons that enter into their souls.” SoulDebtDemonIronFollowersDependenceExtravaganceFettersCrafty Author:Samuel Johnson