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
Humility has the toughest hide.
Against boredom even gods struggle in vain.
Of all evil I deem you capable: Therefore I want good from you. Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws.
The author must keep his mouth shut when his work starts to speak.
No victor believes in chance.
Close beside my knowledge lies my black ignorance.
Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.
That which needs to be proved cannot be worth much.
If we train our conscience, it kisses us while it hurts
In revenge and in love, woman is more barbarous than man.
The world is poor for him who has never been sick enough for this 'voluptuousness of hell
Dreadful experiences raise the question whether he who experiences them, is not something dreadful also.
I am really very, very tired of everything - more than tired.
If there is something to pardon in everything, there is also something to condemn.