Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Monsters, Conflict, Self, Abyss, Transformation
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“The deeper minds of all ages have had pity for animals.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Depth, Pity, Animals, Humanity, Compassion
Friedrich Nietzsche Depth, Pity, Animals, Humanity, Compassion“We hear only those questions for which we are in a position to find answers.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Understanding, Philosophy, Knowledge, Perception, Inquiry
Friedrich Nietzsche Understanding, Philosophy, Knowledge, Perception, Inquiry“Once spirit was God, then it became man, and now it is even becoming mob.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Spirit, Humanity, Evolution, Philosophy, Society
Friedrich Nietzsche Spirit, Humanity, Evolution, Philosophy, Society“Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Sleep, Art, Balance, Rest, Discipline
Friedrich Nietzsche Sleep, Art, Balance, Rest, Discipline“Only ideas won by walking have any value.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Value, Ideas, Walking, Philosophy, Experience
Friedrich Nietzsche Value, Ideas, Walking, Philosophy, Experience“The Christian faith from the beginning is sacrifice: the sacrifice of all freedom, all pride, all self-confidence of spirit; it is at the same time subjection, self-derision, and self-mutilation.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Christianity, Faith, Sacrifice, Freedom, Self-Confidence
Friedrich Nietzsche Christianity, Faith, Sacrifice, Freedom, Self-Confidence“Truths are illusions which we have forgotten are illusions.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Illusion, Truth, Perception, Memory, Reality
Friedrich Nietzsche Illusion, Truth, Perception, Memory, Reality“Can an ass be tragic? – To perish under a burden that one can neither bear nor cast off? The case of the philosopher.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Tragedy, Burden, Philosophy, Irony, Struggle
Friedrich Nietzsche Tragedy, Burden, Philosophy, Irony, Struggle“People are always angry at anyone who chooses very individual standards for his life; because of the extraordinary treatment which that man grants to himself, they feel degraded, like ordinary beings.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Individuality, Standards, Anger, Uniqueness, Judgment
Friedrich Nietzsche Individuality, Standards, Anger, Uniqueness, Judgment“We do not hate as long as we still attach a lesser value, but only when we attach an equal or a greater value.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Value, Hate, Philosophy, Relationships, Human Nature
Friedrich Nietzsche Value, Hate, Philosophy, Relationships, Human Nature“The Germans are like women, you can scarcely ever fathom their depths – they haven’t any.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Culture, Perception, Gender, Depth, Stereotype
Friedrich Nietzsche Culture, Perception, Gender, Depth, Stereotype“The most intelligent men, like the strongest, find their happiness where others would find only disaster: in the labyrinth, in being hard with themselves and with others, in effort; their delight is self-mastery; in them asceticism becomes second nature, a necessity, as instinct.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Intelligence, Strength, Self-Mastery, Effort, Discipline
Friedrich Nietzsche Intelligence, Strength, Self-Mastery, Effort, Discipline“Of all evil I deem you capable: Therefore I want good from you. Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Good, Evil, Strength, Laughter, Morality
Friedrich Nietzsche Good, Evil, Strength, Laughter, Morality“Although the most acute judges of the witches and even the witches themselves were convinced of the guilt of witchery, the guilt nevertheless was non-existent. It is thus with all guilt.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Guilt, Philosophy, Judgment, Reality, Irony
Friedrich Nietzsche Guilt, Philosophy, Judgment, Reality, Irony“Behind all their personal vanity, women themselves always have an impersonal contempt for woman.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Gender, Vanity, Philosophy, Perception, Social Critique
Friedrich Nietzsche Gender, Vanity, Philosophy, Perception, Social Critique“In music the passions enjoy themselves.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Music, Passion, Enjoyment, Expression, Emotion
Friedrich Nietzsche Music, Passion, Enjoyment, Expression, Emotion“Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Necessity, Interpretation, Reality, Subjectivity, Perspective
Friedrich Nietzsche Necessity, Interpretation, Reality, Subjectivity, Perspective“And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Dance, Joy, Truth, Philosophy, Experience
Friedrich Nietzsche Dance, Joy, Truth, Philosophy, Experience