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
One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth.
one does not only wish to be understood when one writes; one wishes just as surely not to be understood.
All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking.
Art is the proper task of life.
A life without music is an error.
The lie is a condition of life.
The most instructive experiences are those of everyday life.
It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!
You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.
He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either.
This is the manner of noble souls: they do not want to have anything for nothing; least of all, life. Whoever is of the mob wants to live for nothing; we others, however, to whom life gave itself, we always think about what we might best give in return... One should not wish to enjoy where one does not give joy.
Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs; he alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter.
Meaning and morality of One's life come from within oneself. Healthy, strong individuals seek self expansion by experimenting and by living dangerously. Life consists of an infinite number of possibilities and the healthy person explores as many of them as posible. Religions that teach pity, self-contempt, humility, self-restraint and guilt are incorrect. The good life is ever changing, challenging, devoid of regret, intense, creative and risky.
There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.