A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still: you must not want to see everything. — Friedrich Nietzsche
A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends. — Friedrich Nietzsche
A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read with exactness. — Friedrich Nietzsche
A subject for a great poet would be God’s boredom after the seventh day of creation. — Friedrich Nietzsche
After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Admiration for a quality or an art can be so strong that it deters us from striving to possess it. — Friedrich Nietzsche
All credibility, all good conscience, all evidence of truth come only from the senses. — Friedrich Nietzsche
All sciences are now under the obligation to prepare the ground for the future task of the philosopher — Friedrich Nietzsche
All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Anyone who has declared someone else to be an idiot, a bad apple, is annoyed when it turns out in the end that he isn’t. — Friedrich Nietzsche
At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Before the effect one believes in different causes than one does after the effect. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Go up close to your friend, but do not go over to him! we should also respect the enemy in our friend. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Character is determined more by the lack of certain experiences than by those one has had. — Friedrich Nietzsche
If a woman possesses manly virtues one should run away from her; and if she does not possess them she runs away from herself. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Love matches, so called, have illusion for their father and need for their mother. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Mystical explanations are thought to be deep; the truth is that they are not even shallow. — Friedrich Nietzsche