Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes

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Friedrich Nietzsche

Profession : Philosopher

Birth : October 15, 1844

Behind all their personal vanity, women themselves always have an impersonal contempt for woman.

Friedrich Nietzsche

It is the most sensual men who need to flee women and torment their bodies.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Stupid as a man, say the women: cowardly as a woman, say the men. Stupidity in a woman is unwomanly.

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The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.

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Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?

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There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.

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Success has always been a great liar.

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It is not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, that the lover of knowledge is reluctant to step into its waters.

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When one has not had a good father, one must create one.

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When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory.

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Without music, life would be a mistake.

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In music the passions enjoy themselves.

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Not necessity, not desire - no, the love of power is the demon of men. Let them have everything - health, food, a place to live, entertainment - they are and remain unhappy and low-spirited: for the demon waits and waits and will be satisfied.

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Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.

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In the course of history, men come to see that iron necessity is neither iron nor necessary.

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To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.

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Whoever does not have a good father should procure one.

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Let us beware of saying that death is the opposite of life. The living being is only a species of the dead, and a very rare species.

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The 'kingdom of Heaven' is a condition of the heart - not something that comes 'upon the earth' or 'after death.'

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He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.

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