Friedrich Nietzsche quotes

Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher, cultural critic, and poet, renowned for his influence on modern thought. His writings challenged traditional values and questioned the foundations of morality, religion, and society. He remains a pivotal figure whose ideas continue to inspire and provoke debate. Here are 855 of his quotes:

Silence is worse; all truths that are kept silent become poisonous. (Friedrich Nietzsche)
My solitude doesn't depend on the presence or absence of people; on the contrary, I hate who steals my solitude without, in exchange, offering me true company. View quote
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Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed. View quote
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When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago. View quote
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What does not kill him, makes him stronger. View quote
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You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star. View quote
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Without music, life would be a mistake. View quote
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The Christian resolution to find the world ugly and bad has made the world ugly and bad. View quote
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Convictions are more dangerous enemies of the truth than lies. View quote
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The word "Christianity" is already a misunderstanding - in reality there has been only one Christian, and he died on the Cross. View quote
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We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving. (Friedrich Nietzsche)
The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently. View quote
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If we have our own why of life, we can bear almost any how. View quote
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The "kingdom of Heaven" is a condition of the heart - not something that comes "upon the earth" or "after death." View quote
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The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends. View quote
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No victor believes in chance. View quote
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All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth. View quote
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Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent. View quote
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A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything. View quote
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He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying. View quote
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Whenever I climb I am followed by a dog called 'Ego'. (Friedrich Nietzsche)
In Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point. View quote
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A subject for a great poet would be God's boredom after the seventh day of creation. View quote
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Every church is a stone on the grave of a god-man: it does not want him to rise up again under any circumstances. View quote
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The day's length. If a man has a great deal to put in them, a day will have a hundred pockets. View quote
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Friedrich Nietzsche

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Occupation: German Philosopher
Born: October 15, 1844
Died: August 25, 1900
Quotes count: 855
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