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
Whatever is done for love always occurs beyond good and evil.
Today I love myself as I love my god: who could charge me with a sin today? I know only sins against my god; but who knows my god?
Untroubled, scornful, outrageous - that is how wisdom wants us to be: she is a woman and never loves anyone but a warrior.
The spiritualization of sensuality is called love: it is a great triumph over Christianity.
We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving.
I love him who is ashamed when the dice fall in his favour, and who then asketh: "Am I a dishonest player?" - for he is willing to succumb.
I love him whose soul is lavish, who wanteth no thanks and doth not give back: for he always bestoweth, and desireth not to keep for himself.
They call you heartless; but you have a heart and I love you for being ashamed to show it.
Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his own blood.
The greatest cure for love is still that time honoured medicine - love returned.
Marriage: that I call the will of two to create the one who is more than those who created it.
One must learn to love oneself with a wholesome and healthy love, so that one can bear to be with oneself and need not roam.
Love is more afraid of change than destruction.
Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes.