Quotes from Friedrich Nietzsche

I love him who scattereth golden words in advance of his deeds, and always doeth more than he promiseth: for he seeketh his own down-going.

I love him whose soul is deep even in the wounding, and may succumb through a small matter: thus goeth he willingly over the bridge.

I love him who reserveth no share of spirit for himself, but wanteth to be wholly the spirit of his virtue: thus walketh he as spirit over the bridge.

I love him who maketh his virtue his inclination and destiny: thus, for the sake of his virtue, he is willing to live on, or live no more.

I love him who loveth his virtue: for virtue is the will to down-going, and an arrow of longing.

In every form of womanly love something of motherly love also comes to light.

Whatever we have words for, that we have already got beyond.

You lovers of knowledge! So what have you done out of your love of knowledge up to now? Have you already stolen and murdered so as to know how a thief and a murderer feels?

The weak and misbegotten shall perish: first principle of our brotherly love. And they shall be given every assistance.

It is difficult to preach, this morality of mediocrity! It may never admit what it is and what it wants! It must speak about restraint and worth and duty and love of one's neighbor.

Love brings to light the lofty and hidden characteristics of the lover--what is rare and exceptional in him: to that extent it caneasily be deceptive with respect to what is normal in him.

That which needs to be proved cannot be worth much.

ìYou may have enemies whom you hate, but not enemies whom you despise. You must be proud of your enemy: then the success of your enemy shall be your success too.

Woman learns how to hate in proportion as she forgets how to charm.

Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of freedom which now constitutes our pride.

Man's maturity: to have regained the seriousness that he had as a child at play.

All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking.

Necessity is not an established fact, but rather an interpretation.

Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster

Growth in wisdom may be exactly measured by decrease in bitterness

A man who is very busy seldom changes his opinions.

He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either.

To forget one's purpose is the commonest form of stupidity.

Discontent is the seed of ethics.