to predict the behavior of ordinary people in advance, you only have to assume that they will always try to escape a disagreeable situation with the smallest possible expenditure of intelligence. The tree that would grow to Heaven must send its roots to hell. That which does not kill us makes us stronger, and we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. How little it takes to make us happy - the sound of a bagpipe. Without music, life would be a mistake. He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster, and if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. You have your way, I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist. One can promise actions but not feelings, for the latter are involuntary. He who promises to love forever, or hate forever, or be forever faithful to someone, is promising something that is not in his power. Anyone who has declared someone else to be an idiot, a bad apple, is

annoyed when it turns out in the end that he isn't. There is always some Madness in love, but there is also always some reason in Madness. He who has a why to live can bear almost anyhow. I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in Paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second a good word, and the third a good deed. One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star. Love is Blind, friendship closes its eyes. Man is the only animal that must be encouraged to live in individuals. Insanity is rare, but in groups, parties, Nations, and epochs, it is the rule. The demand to be loved is the greatest of all arrogant presumptions. There are no facts, only interpretations. We have act so that we shall not die of reality. In loneliness, the lonely one eats himself. In a crowd, the many eat him. Now choose. He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary. The shest way to corrupt a

youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike, than those who think differently. One repays a teacher badly if one always remains nothing but a pupil. The world is beautiful but has a disease called man. Is it better to out monster the monster, or to be quietly devoured? I'm not upset that you lied to me. I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you. There are two different types of people in the world: those who want to know, and those who want to believe. Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truths than lies. Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth, because they don't want their illusions destroyed. A politician divides mankind into two classes: tools and enemies. One ought to hold on to one's heart, for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too. The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason, he wants woman as the most dangerous plaything. They muddy the water to make it seem deep. Thoughts are the shadows of our

feelings always darker emptier and simpler. A thought, even a possibility, can shatter and transform us. There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them. People who live in an age of corruption are witty and slanderous. They know that there are other kinds of murder than by dagger or assault. They also know that whatever is well said is believed. There's no defense against stupidity. And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who couldn't hear the music. Invisible threads are the strongest ties. He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. That is the nature of living creatures. No price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. You must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame. How could you rise and shine if you have not first become ashes? A sedentary life is the real sin against the Holy Spirit. Only those thoughts that come by walking have any

value those you cannot teach to fly. Teach to fall faster. What destroys a man more quickly than to work, think, and feel without inner necessity, without any deep personal desire, without pleasure, as a mere automaton of duty? When marrying, ask yourself this question: do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory. In every real man, a child is hidden that wants to play. Be careful when you cast out your demons that you don't throw away the best of yourself. No one can construct for you the bridge upon which precisely you must cross the stream of life, no one but you yourself alone. What is great in man is that he is a bridge and not a goal. It is my ambition to say in 10 sentences what others say in a whole book. The most common lie is that which one lies to himself. Lying to others is relatively an exception. It is hard enough to remember my opinions without also remembering my reasons for.

them we love life not because we are used to living, but because we are used to loving. The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously. The real question is, how much truth can I stand? Solitude makes us tougher towards ourselves and tenderer towards others. In both ways, it improves our character. It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages. The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die as well. The minds which are prevented from changing their opinions, they cease to be mind. To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering. Enjoy life, this is not a dress rehearsal. Nobody is more inferior than those who insist on being equal. I know of no better life purpose than to perish in attempting the Great and The Impossible. Do not allow yourselves to be deceived, great minds are skeptical. The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly. No journey is too great when one

finds what one seeks. My solitude doesn't depend on the presence or absence of people. On the contrary, I hate to steal my solitude without, in exchange, offering me true company. Do you want to have an easy life? Then always stay with the herd and lose yourself in the herd. There are no beautiful surfaces without a terrible depth. Call me whatever you like. I am who I must be. Life is that which must overcome itself again and again. So long as men praise you, you can only be sure that you are not yet on your own true path but on someone else's. Everything matters, nothing's important. Few are made for Independence. It is the privilege of the strong. Today, as always, men fall into two groups: slaves and free men. Whoever does not have a third of his day for himself is a slave, whatever he may be: a Statesman, a businessman, an official, or a scholar. The author must keep his mouth shut when his work starts to speak. Love your enemies because they bring out the best in you. Without passions, you have no

experience whatsoever. Every deep thinker is more afraid of being understood than of being misunderstood. Become who you are; make what only you can make. Only he who is man enough will release the woman in woman. And if your friend does evil to you, say to him, I forgive you for what you did to me, but how can I forgive you for what you did to yourself? Loneliness is one thing. Solitude, another. I am a forest and a night of dark trees, but he who is not afraid of my darkness will find banks full of roses under my cypresses. All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking. You know a moment is important when it is making your mind go numb with beauty. In the mountains of truth, you never climb in vain. The spirit now wills his own will, and he who had been lost to the world now conquers the world. You'll look back and wish you had heard these quotes sooner. Don't let the chance pass you by. View our upcoming video. Follow my

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Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes to Inspire You to Think Differently.

Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes to Inspire You to Think Differently.

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