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German philologist, Birth: 15-10-1844, Death: 25-8-1900 Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes
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Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Sometimes individuals don't want to hear reality because they don't want their fantasies dispelled.
2.
There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.
Friedrich Nietzsche

'There are two different factions in the world, those who seek truth, and those who cling to faith.'
3.
I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.
Friedrich Nietzsche

I was engulfed in darkness, but I took three strides and arrived in bliss. The first stride was a kind notion, the second, a kind phrase; and the third, a kind action.
4.
There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.
Friedrich Nietzsche

No matter what lies ahead, we will always have obstacles to overcome. These can be seen as hindrances or opportunities; it is up to us how we handle them.
5.
You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.
Friedrich Nietzsche

'Each of us has our own approach; there is no single definitive path.'
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6.
I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.
Friedrich Nietzsche

I'm not disheartened that you misled me, I'm discouraged that from now on I cannot trust you.
7.
Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Savor existence. This is not a practice run.
8.
The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.
Friedrich Nietzsche

The authentic male desires two things: peril and amusement. For that reason he yearns for female companionship, as the most perilous entertainment.
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9.
Nobody is more inferior than those who insist on being equal.
Friedrich Nietzsche

No one is less respectable than those who demand equal standing.
10.
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Those who moved to the beat of a different drummer were considered mad by those who could not recognize the rhythm.
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My solitude doesn’t depend on the presence or absence of people; on the contrary, I hate who steals my solitude without, in exchange, offering me true company.
Friedrich Nietzsche

My seclusion has nothing to do with having people around me; in fact, I loathe anyone who intrudes on my privacy without providing genuine companionship.
12.
Young people love what is interesting and odd, no matter how true or false it is. More mature minds love what is interesting and odd about truth. Fully mature intellects, finally, love truth, even when it appears plain and simple, boring to the ordinary person; for they have noticed that truth tends to reveal its highest wisdom in the guise of simplicity.
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The Great Man... is colder, harder, less hesitating, and without fear of 'opinion'; he lacks the virtues that accompany respect and 'respectability,' and altogether everything that is the 'virtue of the herd.' If he cannot lead, he goes alone... He knows he is incommunicable: he finds it tasteless to be familiar... When not speaking to himself, he wears a mask. There is a solitude within him that is inaccessible to praise or blame.
Friedrich Nietzsche

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Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.
Friedrich Nietzsche

He who battles beasts should take care that he does not become one himself. Gazing deeply into the void can cause it to reflect your own reflection.
15.
Love your enemies because they bring out the best in you.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Treat your adversaries kindly because they stimulate you to be at your peak.
16.
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.
Friedrich Nietzsche

To exist is to endure, to prevail is to uncover purpose in the hardship.
17.
Do you want to have an easy life? Then always stay with the herd and lose yourself in the herd.
Friedrich Nietzsche

'If you desire a tranquil existence, remain within the masses and blend in with them.'
18.
you must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame; how could you rise anew if you have not first become ashes?
Friedrich Nietzsche

You must be prepared to consume yourself in the blaze of your own fire; how can you be reborn if you have not first been reduced to dust?
19.
The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.
Friedrich Nietzsche

The serpent that is unable to shed its coating must perish. In the same way, minds which are inhibited from transitioning their beliefs; they become stagnant.
20.
The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.
Friedrich Nietzsche

'The further we rise, the less noticeable we are to those who cannot ascend.'
21.
There are no facts, only interpretations.
Friedrich Nietzsche

No objective truths exist; only subjective perceptions.
22.
Everything the State says is a lie, and everything it has it has stolen.
Friedrich Nietzsche

All that is claimed by the Government is deceitful, and all its possessions are pilfered.
23.
The world is beautiful, but has a disease called man.
Friedrich Nietzsche

The globe is resplendent, yet plagued by the malady of humanity.
24.
Call me whatever you like; I am who I must be.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Say what you will; I am who I am destined to be.
25.
I am a forest, and a night of dark trees: but he who is not afraid of my darkness, will find banks full of roses under my cypresses.
Friedrich Nietzsche

'I am a wildwood, and an evening of gloomy foliage: yet whoever does not dread my obscurity, will find bowers blooming with roses beneath my cypresses.'
26.
No price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.
Friedrich Nietzsche

No cost is too great to pay for the privilege of autonomy.
27.
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.
Friedrich Nietzsche

It is not a deficit of affection, but a dearth of camaraderie that leads to unsatisfying unions.
28.
The most spiritual men, as the strongest, find their happiness where others would find their destruction: in the labyrinth, in hardness against themselves and others, in experiments. Their joy is self-conquest: asceticism becomes in them nature, need, and instinct. Difficult tasks are a privilege to them; to play with burdens that crush others, a recreation. Knowledge-a form of asceticism. They are the most venerable kind of man: that does not preclude their being the most cheerful and the kindliest.
Friedrich Nietzsche

29.
I know of no better life purpose than to perish in attempting the great and the impossible.
Friedrich Nietzsche

I am aware of no nobler destiny than to meet one's end while striving for the unattainable.
30.
When a woman has scholarly inclinations there is usually something wrong with her sexuality.
Friedrich Nietzsche

When a woman displays academic leanings, there is usually an issue with her sensuality.
31.
In loneliness, the lonely one eats himself; in a crowd, the many eat him. Now choose.
Friedrich Nietzsche

In solitude, the isolated individual consumes themselves; in a throng, the multitude devours them. Now select.
32.
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.
Friedrich Nietzsche

When tying the knot, contemplate this inquiry: Can you envision yourself conversing comfortably with this individual throughout your life? Everything else in matrimony is fleeting.
33.
We have art so that we shall not die of reality.
Friedrich Nietzsche

34.
Everything in the world displeases me: but, above all, my displeasure in everything displeases me.
Friedrich Nietzsche

I am utterly disenchanted with the entirety of existence; however, my dissatisfaction with this state of affairs perturbs me most of all.
35.
Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Mania in persons is a rarity - but amongst collectives, assemblies, countries and periods of time, it is the norm.
36.
Loneliness is one thing, solitude another.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Aloneness is one concept, seclusion another.
37.
I and me are always too deeply in conversation.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Myself and I are constantly in deep dialogue.
38.
One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.
Friedrich Nietzsche

'One must still possess inner turmoil to be able to bring forth a dancing star.'
39.
I am alone again and I want to be so; alone with the pure sky and open sea.
Friedrich Nietzsche

I am by myself anew and I prefer it so; unaccompanied with the pristine heavens and wide expanse of water.
40.
Everything matters. Nothing's important.
Friedrich Nietzsche

'Everything counts. Nothing is essential.'
41.
One can promise actions, but not feelings, for the latter are involuntary. He who promises to love forever or hate forever or be forever faithful to someone is promising something that is not in his power.
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The tree that would grow to heaven must send its roots to hell.
Friedrich Nietzsche

'Only through the deepest depths can one ascend to the highest heights.'
43.
There's no defense against stupidity.
Friedrich Nietzsche

There is no protection against foolishness.
44.
He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. That is the nature of living creatures.
Friedrich Nietzsche

One who lacks self-control will be directed. That is the essence of creatures that exist.
45.
So long as men praise you, you can only be sure that you are not yet on your own true path but on someone else's.
Friedrich Nietzsche

As long as others commend you, you can only be certain that you are not yet on the right course for yourself but someone else's.
46.
Invisible threads are the strongest ties.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Unseen bonds are the most powerful connections.
47.
Every deep thinker is more afraid of being understood than of being misunderstood.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Every intellectual dreads being correctly interpreted more than being misinterpreted.
48.
The discipline of suffering, of great suffering- do you not know that only this discipline has created all enhancements of man so far? That tension of the soul in unhappiness which cultivates its strength, its shudders face to face with great ruin, its inventiveness and courage in enduring, preserving, interpreting, and exploiting suffering, and whatever has been granted to it of profundity, secret, mask, spirit, cunning, greatness- was it not granted to it through suffering, through the discipline of great suffering?
Friedrich Nietzsche

49.
There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.
Friedrich Nietzsche

'Crazy love often has a rationale, while rational love can be somewhat eccentric.'
50.
Nobody can build the bridge for you to walk across the river of life, no one but you yourself alone. There are, to be sure, countless paths and bridges and demi-gods which would carry you across this river; but only at the cost of yourself; you would pawn yourself and lose. There is in the world only one way, on which nobody can go, except you: where does it lead? Do not ask, go along with it.
Friedrich Nietzsche