Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal. Friedrich Nietzsche
The idealist is incorrigible: if he is thrown out of heaven he makes an ideal of his hell. Friedrich Nietzsche
The surest way to corrupt a young man is to teach him to esteem more highly those who think alike than those who think differently. Friedrich Nietzsche
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
Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies. Friedrich Nietzsche
No one lies so boldly as the man who is indignant. Friedrich Nietzsche
Morality is the best of all devices for leading mankind by the nose. Friedrich Nietzsche
There are no facts, only interpretations. Friedrich Nietzsche
Christianity makes suffering contagious. Friedrich Nietzsche
Man is so much more sensitive to the contempt of others than to contempt for himself. Friedrich Nietzsche
We are franker towards others than towards ourselves. Friedrich Nietzsche
Madness is rare in individuals, but in groups, parties, nations and ages is it the rule. Friedrich Nietzsche
The thought of suicide is a great source of comfort; with it a calm passage is to be made across many a bad night. Friedrich Nietzsche
Growth in wisdom may be exactly measured by decrease in bitterness. Friedrich Nietzsche
Bad cooks – and the utter lack of reason in the kitchen – have delayed human development longest and impaired it most. Friedrich Nietzsche
We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh. Friedrich Nietzsche
Discontent is the seed of ethics. Friedrich Nietzsche
The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to liver dangerously. Friedrich Nietzsche
There are slavish souls who carry their appreciation for favours done them so far that they strangle themselves with the rope of gratitude. Friedrich Nietzsche
In heaven all the interesting people are missing. Friedrich Nietzsche
About sacrifice and the offering of sacrifices, sacrificial animals think quite differently from those who look on: but they have never been allowed to have their say. Friedrich Nietzsche
Admiration for a quality or an art can be so strong that it deters us from striving to possess it. Friedrich Nietzsche
There is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it has never yet occurred that they, too, might be admired some day. Friedrich Nietzsche
To predict the behavior of ordinary people in advance, you only have to assume that they will always try to escape a disagreeable situation with the smallest possible expenditure of intelligence. Friedrich Nietzsche
The humanity of famous intellectuals lies in being wrong with gracious courtesy when dealing with those who are not famous. Friedrich Nietzsche
An artist has no home in Europe except in Paris. Friedrich Nietzsche
We either praise or blame according to whether the one or the other provides the greater opportunity to let our power of judgement shine. Friedrich Nietzsche
Fathers and sons show much more consideration towards one another than mothers and daughters do. Friedrich Nietzsche
Among austere men intimacy involves shame – and is something precious. Friedrich Nietzsche
Even today a crude sort of persecution is all that is required to create an honourable name for any sect, no matter how indifferent in itself. Friedrich Nietzsche
Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive. Friedrich Nietzsche
Beggars should be abolished: for it is annoying to give to them and it is annoying not to give to them. Friedrich Nietzsche
If alms were only given out of pity, all the beggars would have starved to death. Friedrich Nietzsche
A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy. Friedrich Nietzsche
The greatest almsgiver is cowardice. Friedrich Nietzsche
Existence really is an imperfect tense that never becomes a present. Friedrich Nietzsche
The exuberant fertility of the universal will. Friedrich Nietzsche
Illness is a clumsy attempt to arrive at health: we must come to nature’s aid with intellect. Friedrich Nietzsche
People who feel insecure in social situations never miss a chance to exhibit their dominance over close, submissive friends, whom they put down publicly, in front of everyone – by teasing, for example. Friedrich Nietzsche
Our salvation lies not in knowing, but in creating! Friedrich Nietzsche
Whoever knows he is deep, strives for clarity; whoever would like to appear deep to the crowd, strives for obscurity. For the crowd considers anything deep if only it cannot see to the bottom: the crowd is so timid and afraid of going into the water. Friedrich Nietzsche
I would believe only in a God that knows how to dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
The thirst for equality can express itself either as a desire to draw everyone down to one’s level, or to raise oneself and everyone else up. Friedrich Nietzsche
Extreme positions are not succeeded by moderate ones, but by contrary extreme positions. Friedrich Nietzsche
To forget one’s purpose is the commonest form of stupidity. Friedrich Nietzsche
All idealism is falsehood in the face of necessity. Friedrich Nietzsche
In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule. Friedrich Nietzsche
A person’s maturity consists in having found again the seriousness one had as a child, at play. Friedrich Nietzsche
If a man has a strong faith he can indulge in the luxury of scepticism. Friedrich Nietzsche
The growth of wisdom may be gauged exactly by the diminution of ill temper. Friedrich Nietzsche
Sensuality often accelerates the growth of love so much that its roots remain weak and are easily pulled up. Friedrich Nietzsche
A vocation is the backbone of life. Friedrich Nietzsche
Men seldom persevere in a vocation unless they believe or can convince themselves that it is fundamentally more important than any other calling. Friedrich Nietzsche
The one who is punished is no longer the one who did the deed. He is always the scapegoat. Friedrich Nietzsche
Nothing is beautiful, only man: on this piece of naivete rests all aesthetics, it is the first truth of aesthetics. Let us immediately add its second: nothing is ugly but degenerate man – the domain of aesthetic judgement is therewith defined. Friedrich Nietzsche