Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes, Thinking Quotes, Sensual Quotes

Asceticism is the right way of thinking for those who have to extirpate their sensual drives because they are ravening beasts of prey. But only for those!

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Many die too late, and some die too early. Yet strangers soundeth the precept: "Die at the right time!"

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How much beer is in German intelligence?

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We believe that we know something about the things themselves when we speak of trees, colors, snow, and flowers; and yet we possess nothing but metaphors for things - metaphors which correspond in no way to the original entities.

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To those human beings who are of any concern to me, I wish suffering, desolation, sickness, ill treatment, indignities, profound self-contempt, the torture of self-mistrust, and the wretchedness of the vanquished.

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All words are prejudices.

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Live dangerously. Build your cities on the slopes of Vesuvius.

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For one thing is needful: that a human being should attain satisfaction with himself, whether it be by means of this or that poetry or art; only then is a human being at all tolerable to behold. Whoever is dissatisfied with himself is constantly ready for revenge, and we others will be his victims, if only by having to endure his ugly sight.

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In this state one enriches everything out of one's own fullness: whatever one sees, whatever wills is seen swelled, taut, strong, overloaded with strength. A man in this state transforms things until they mirror his power—until they are reflections of his perfection. This having to transform into perfection is—art.

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Not joy is the mother of dissipation, but joylessness.

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We must be cruel as well as compassionate: let us guard against becoming poorer than nature is!

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It's not the intensity of the man, but the duration of his intensity that makes the man great.

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There is a universal need to exercise some kind of power, or to create for one's self the appearance of some power, if only temporarily, in the form of intoxication.

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Are you genuine? Or just an actor? A representative? Or what it is that is represented?-In the end, you might merely be someone mimicking an actor ... Second question of conscience.

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I climb upon the highest mountains, laughing at all tragedies - whether real or imaginary.

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Even the most honest writer lets slip a word too many when he wants to round off a period.

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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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if a person wishes to achieve peace of mind and happiness then they should acquire faith, but if they want to be a disciple of truth, which can be "frightening and ugly,” then they need to search.

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What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.

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When the gratitude that many owe to one discards all modesty, then there is fame.

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