Nietzsche, Friedrich

"In the consciousness of the truth he has perceived, man now sees everywhere only the terrible or absurd character of existence."

"Every person should be certain about their place in this world."

"The beautiful exists only in struggle."

"What does your conscience say?—'You should become the person you are.'"

"Hope is the most evil of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man."

"One should cultivate the courage to be willing to suffer."

"The future influences the present just as much as the past."

"A thought comes when the thing wishes it, and not when I wish it."

"Do you know why we must always be drunk, perpetually? So as not to feel the horrible burden of time that weighs on our shoulders."

"The earth has not yet had its best days."

"In revenge and in love woman is more barbarous than man."

"How one despises a coward."

"There are no facts, only interpretations."

"I teach you the overman. Man is something that shall be overcome."

"Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one."

"The most poisonous enemy is a false friend."

"Man can overcome any external obstacle or any hostility; what is fatal is internal resistance."

"Do not pity the dead. Pity the living."

"Freedom is the will to be responsible for ourselves."

"He who despises himself esteems himself as a self-despiser."

"There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy."

"The best friend is likely to acquire the best wife."

"The man of knowledge does not love any longer."

"To learn to wait means to gain time."

"Glory is the companion of arms."

"Bad literature is a great deal more dangerous to civilization than mere corruption."

"How much disgruntlement, nervous tension, and irritation could be removed if we just knew how to listen."

"Suffering purifies and ennobles."

"One repays a teacher badly if one always remains only a student."

"Every profound spirit needs a mask."