One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Chaos, Creation, Art, Inspiration, Philosophy
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“In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Childhood, Playfulness, Humanity, Authenticity, Inner Self
Friedrich Nietzsche Childhood, Playfulness, Humanity, Authenticity, Inner Self“It is good to express a thing twice right at the outset and so to give it a right foot and also a left one. Truth can surely stand on one leg, but with two it will be able to walk and get around.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Truth, Expression, Philosophy, Communication, Clarity
Friedrich Nietzsche Truth, Expression, Philosophy, Communication, Clarity“Is it not better to fall into the hands of a murderer, than into the dreams of a lustful woman?” Friedrich Nietzsche
Danger, Lust, Temptation, Morality, Consequence
Friedrich Nietzsche Danger, Lust, Temptation, Morality, Consequence“No one lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Indignation, Lies, Philosophy, Truth, Human Nature
Friedrich Nietzsche Indignation, Lies, Philosophy, Truth, Human Nature“Oh great star! What would your happiness be if you did not have us to shine for?” Friedrich Nietzsche
Happiness, Existence, Purpose, Connection, Light
Friedrich Nietzsche Happiness, Existence, Purpose, Connection, Light“What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Humanity, Philosophy, Morality, Compassion, Shame
Friedrich Nietzsche Humanity, Philosophy, Morality, Compassion, Shame“O Voltaire! O humanity! O idiocy! There is something ticklish in “the truth,” and in the SEARCH for the truth; and if man goes about it too humanely-“il ne cherche le vrai que pour faire le bien”-I wager he finds nothing!” Friedrich Nietzsche
Truth, Search, Humanity, Irony, Philosophy
Friedrich Nietzsche Truth, Search, Humanity, Irony, Philosophy“Where is the lightning to lick you with its tongue? Where is the madness with which you should be cleansed? Behold, I show you the Superman. He is this lightning, he is this madness.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Lightning, Madness, Cleansing, Superman, Transformation
Friedrich Nietzsche Lightning, Madness, Cleansing, Superman, Transformation“Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Conviction, Truth, Lies, Philosophy, Knowledge
Friedrich Nietzsche Conviction, Truth, Lies, Philosophy, Knowledge“A man who possesses genius is insufferable unless he also possesses at least two other things: gratitude and cleanliness.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Genius, Gratitude, Cleanliness, Personality, Balance
Friedrich Nietzsche Genius, Gratitude, Cleanliness, Personality, Balance“A Dionysian life task needs the hardness of the hammer and one of its first essentials is without doubt the joy to be found even in destruction.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Dionysian, Life, Hardness, Joy, Destruction
Friedrich Nietzsche Dionysian, Life, Hardness, Joy, Destruction“The woman and the genius do not work. Up to now, woman has been mankind’s supreme luxury. In all those moments when we do our best, we do not work. Work is merely a means to these moments.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Woman, Genius, Work, Excellence, Luxury
Friedrich Nietzsche Woman, Genius, Work, Excellence, Luxury“Fanatics are picturesque; mankind would rather see gestures than listen to reasons.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Fanaticism, Humanity, Philosophy, Gesture, Reason
Friedrich Nietzsche Fanaticism, Humanity, Philosophy, Gesture, Reason“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.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Suffering, Desolation, Self-Reflection, Growth, Empathy
Friedrich Nietzsche Suffering, Desolation, Self-Reflection, Growth, Empathy“The existence of forgetting has never been proved: We only know that some things don’t come to mind when we want them.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Forgetting, Memory, Knowledge, Reality, Psychology
Friedrich Nietzsche Forgetting, Memory, Knowledge, Reality, Psychology“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?” Friedrich Nietzsche
Work, Existence, Autonomy, Desire, Philosophy
Friedrich Nietzsche Work, Existence, Autonomy, Desire, Philosophy“Genteel women suppose that those things do not really exist about which it is impossible to talk in polite company.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Society, Politeness, Gender, Philosophy, Silence
Friedrich Nietzsche Society, Politeness, Gender, Philosophy, Silence“Few are made for independence, it is the privilege of the strong.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Independence, Strength, Privilege, Individuality, Society
Friedrich Nietzsche Independence, Strength, Privilege, Individuality, Society