Friedrich Nietzsche
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15 quotes we’ve traced to Friedrich Nietzsche
“Hope in reality is the worst of all evils, because it prolongs the torments of man”
Verified“If we have our own why in life, we shall get along with almost any how”
Verified“In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule”
Verified“They muddy the waters to make them look deep”
Verified“What does not kill me makes me stronger”
Verified“When you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you”
Verified“Without music, life would be a mistake”
Verified“A moral system valid for all is basically immoral”
Disputed“All things are subject to interpretation; whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth”
Disputed“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how”
Disputed“He who has a why to live can bear with almost any how”
Disputed“Most people are not seeking truth; they are searching for comfort in illusions”
Disputed“Nobody is more inferior than those who insist on being equal”
Disputed“Trust no one in whom the desire to punish is strong”
Disputed“When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago”
DisputedNot actually Friedrich Nietzsche
Often misattributed to Friedrich Nietzsche
Famous lines widely pinned on Friedrich Nietzsche that we’ve traced to someone else.
“A moral system valid for all is basically immoral”
actually Curtis Cate
“All I need is a sheet of paper and something to write with, and then I can turn the world upside down”
actually Cornelia Funke
“All things are subject to interpretation; whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth”
actually Unknown
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music”
actually Unknown
“Most people are not seeking truth; they are searching for comfort in illusions”
actually Unknown
“Nobody is more inferior than those who insist on being equal”
actually Unknown
“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself”
actually Rudyard Kipling
“Those who dance appear insane to those who cannot hear the music”
actually Anonymous (19th-century saying)
“When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago”
actually Unknown
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