Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

This is the hardest of all: to close the open hand out of love, and keep modest as a giver.

To forget one’s purpose is the commonest form of stupidity.

Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of freedom which now constitutes our pride.

Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?

There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.

One should die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly.

I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.

We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving.

No price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.

I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance.

In the consciousness of the truth he has perceived, man now sees everywhere only the awfulness or the absurdity of existence and loathing seizes him.

Egoism is the very essence of a noble soul.

There is a rollicking kindness that looks like malice.

Is man one of God’s blunders? Or is God one of man’s blunders?

Not necessity, not desire – no, the love of power is the demon of men. Let them have everything – health, food, a place to live, entertainment – they are and remain unhappy and low-spirited: for the demon waits and waits and will be satisfied.