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
We hear only those questions for which we are in a position to find answers.
The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die.
If a temple is to be erected, a temple must be destroyed .
The only excuse for God is that he doesn't exist.
In truth,there was only one christian and he died on the cross.
Who can attain to anything great if he does not feel in himself the force and will to inflict great pain?
My idea of paradise is a straight line to goal
It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!
Improvements are invented only by those who can feel that something is not good.
When thou goest to woman, take thy whip.
One can only be silent and sit peacefully when one hath arrow and bow; otherwise one prateth and quarrelleth. Let your peace be a victory!
You must climb above yourself-up and beyond, until you have even your stars under you.
It is nobler to declare oneself wrong than to insist on being right --especially when one is right.
What was formerly merely sickly now becomes indecent : it is indecent to be a Christian today.