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
A book calls for pen, ink, and a writing desk; today the rule is that pen, ink, and a writing desk call for a book.
We talk so abstractly about poetry because all of us are usually bad poets.
In praise there is more obtrusiveness than in blame.
Egoism is the very essence of a noble soul.
We have art in order not to die of the truth.
The wreckage of stars - I built a world from this wreckage.
And if a friend does you wrong, then say: "I forgive you what you have done to me; that you have done it to YOURSELF, however--how could I forgive that!
All things that are truly great are at first thought impossible.
He who speaks a bit of a foreign language has more delight in it than he who speaks it well; pleasure goes along with superficial knowledge.
It is not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, that the lover of knowledge is reluctant to step into its waters.
Moderation sees itself as beautiful; it is unaware that in the eye of the immoderate it appears black and sober and consequently ugly-looking.
Better know nothing than half-know many things.
An artist has no home in Europe except in Paris.
One must need to be strong, otherwise one will never become strong.