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
Seducing one's neighbor to a good opinion and then afterwards believing devoutly in this neighbor's opinion--who can match women in this clever ploy?
You're going to women? Don't forget your whip!
And you tell me, friends, that there is no disputing taste and tasting? But all life is a dispute over taste and tasting!
Why is it that wellnesses are not as contagious as illnesses--generally speaking, but also especially regarding taste? Or are there epidemics of health?
It is our taste that decides against Christianity now, no longer our reasons.
It is no doubt possible to fly--but first you must know how to dance like an angel.
How do you expect to learn to dance when you have not even learned to walk! And above the dancer is still the flyer and his bliss.
Art depends upon the inexactitude of sight.
That is an artist as I would have an artist be, modest in his needs: he really wants only two things, his bread and his art--panemet Circen.
It is with artworks as it is with wine: it is much better when we do not need either one, when we stick with water, and when out of our own inner fire, the inner sweetness of our own soul, we turn the water over and over again into wine ourselves.
Many deeds are done so as to forget another deed: there are also opiate activities. I exist so that another will be forgotten.
On the tree, Future, we build our nest; and in our solitude eagles shall bring us nourishment in their beaks!
Even truthfulness is but one means to knowledge, a ladder--but not the ladder.
From whatever you wish to know and measure you must take your leave, at least for a time. Only when you have left the town can yousee how high its towers rise above the houses.