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Friedrich Nietzsche

German philosopher, cultural critic, and poet (1844-1900)

About Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet, and philologist whose work has exerted a profound influence on modern intellectual history. He is known for his critiques of traditional European morality and religion, as well as his concept of the "Übermensch" (overman or superman).

Key Works:

  • Thus Spoke Zarathustra
  • Beyond Good and Evil
  • The Genealogy of Morals
  • The Birth of Tragedy
  • Ecce Homo
"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how."
— Friedrich Nietzsche
"That which does not kill us makes us stronger."
— Friedrich Nietzsche
"You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star."
— Friedrich Nietzsche
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe."
— Friedrich Nietzsche
"In heaven, all the interesting people are missing."
— Friedrich Nietzsche
"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."
— Friedrich Nietzsche
"There are no facts, only interpretations."
— 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."
— Friedrich Nietzsche
"I am not a man, I am dynamite."
— Friedrich Nietzsche
"The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends."
— Friedrich Nietzsche
"One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star."
— Friedrich Nietzsche
"The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly."
— Friedrich Nietzsche

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