Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzschewas a German philosopher, cultural critic, poet and Latin and Greek scholar whose work has exerted a profound influence on Western philosophy and modern intellectual history. He began his career as a classical philologist before turning to philosophy. He became the youngest ever to hold the Chair of Classical Philology at the University of Basel in 1869, at the age of 24. Nietzsche resigned in 1879 due to health problems that plagued him most of his life, and...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth15 October 1844
CityRocken, Germany
CountryGermany
The one conclusive argument that has at all times discouraged people from drinking a poison is not that it kills but rather that it tastes bad.
We must take precautions against being prematurely honed sharp--since at the same time we are being prematurely honed thin.
All parties attempt to represent important things that have developed outside themselves as unimportant, and where they fail in this they assail those things all the more bitterly the more admirable they are.
Sometimes we remain true to a cause simply because its opponents are unfailingly tasteless.
And so do you suppose it must be a piece-work because it has been given to you (and could only be given to you) in pieces?
That is the most extreme form of nihilism: nothingness (the "meaningless") eternally!
Whether in conversation we generally agree or disagree with others is largely a matter of habit: the one tendency makes as much sense as the other.
Sometimes in conversation the sound of our own voice distracts us and misleads us into making assertions that in no way express our true opinions.
The one seeks a midwife to deliver his thoughts, the other, someone to assist: thus a good conversation comes into being.
That whatever a man says, promises, or resolves in passion he must stick to later on when he is cold and sober--this demand is among the heaviest burdens that weigh on humankind.
Do not be deceived! The busiest people harbor the greatest weariness, their restlessness is weakness--they no longer have the capacity for waiting and idleness.
Envy and jealousy are the private parts of the human soul. Perhaps the comparison can be extended.
Men inadvertently comport themselves with nobility when they have grown accustomed to wanting nothing from others and always giving to them.
Yes, life is a woman!