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
What is happening to me happens to all fruits that grow ripe. It is the honey in my veins that makes my blood thicker, and my soul quieter.
The word 'Christianity' is already a misunderstanding - in reality there has been only one Christian, and he died on the Cross.
Assuming that we have trained our imagination to denounce the past, we will not suffer much from unfulfilled wishes.
The desire to annoy no one, to harm no one, can equally well be the sign of a just as of an anxious disposition.
Madness is not a consequence of uncertainty but of certainty.
What is good? All that heightens the feeling of power, the will to power, power itself in man.
There are no eternal facts, as there are no absolute truths.
Sit as little as possible. Give no credence to any thought that was not born outdoors while moving about freely.
Madness is the result not of uncertainty but certainty.
Poets are shameless with their experiences: they exploit them.
For a tree to become tall it must grow tough roots among the rocks.
You I advise not to work, but to fight. You I advise not to peace, but to victory. Let your work be a fight, let your peace be a victory!
I obviously do everything to be "hard to understand" myself
I and me are always too deeply in conversation.