Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes

German - Philosopher | October 15, 1844 - August 25, 1900

Mystical explanations are thought to be deep; the truth is that they are not even shallow.

Friedrich Nietzsche

TruthTruth IsDeepThoughtShallow

A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read with exactness.

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GreatMenValueModernStillLies

Go up close to your friend, but do not go over to him! We should also respect the enemy in our friend.

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FriendRespectEnemyGoHimOver

The desire to annoy no one, to harm no one, can equally well be the sign of a just as of an anxious disposition.

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DesireWellAnxiousJustSignHarm

Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.

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FriendshipFriendJoySufferingOver

I am a pure-blooded Polish nobleman without a single drop of bad blood - certainly not German blood.

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I AmBadBloodSingleWithoutDrop

Germany is a great nation only because its people have so much Polish blood in their veins.

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GreatPeopleBloodNationBecause

Is Wagner a human being at all? Is he not rather a disease? He contaminates everything he touches - he has made music sick.

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MusicSickHumanEverythingDisease

There is not enough religion in the world even to destroy religion.

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ReligionWorldEnoughDestroyEven

There is a rollicking kindness that looks like malice.

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KindnessLooksMaliceLike

Experience, as a desire for experience, does not come off. We must not study ourselves while having an experience.

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ExperienceDesireStudyMustOff

I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be than a good dancer. For the dance is his ideal, also his fine art, finally also the only kind of piety he knows, his 'divine service.'

Friedrich Nietzsche

GoodArtServiceDanceWishKnow

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