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Quotes from Nietzsche

There is one thing one has to have: either a soul that is cheerful by nature, or a soul made cheerful by work, love, art, and knowledge.
~ Nietzsche
Behold, I teach you the Overman! He is that lightning, he is that madness!
~ Nietzsche
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby becomes a monster.
~ Nietzsche
Cuando quieren elevarse, ustedes miran hacia arriba; yo miro hacia abajo porque ya me encuentro en las alturas
~ Nietzsche
The intense clarity of the image failed to satisfy us, for it seemed to hide as much as it revealed; and while it seemed to invite us to pierce the veil and examine the mystery behind it, its luminous concreteness nevertheless held the eye entranced and kept it from probing deeper
~ Nietzsche
Sometimes, teachers must be hard. People must be given a hard message because life is hard, and dying is hard
~ Nietzsche
Life is a flat circle.
~ Nietzsche
Art is the highest task and proper metaphysical activity of this life.
~ Nietzsche
We have art so that we shall not die of reality.
~ Nietzsche
The thought of suicide is a great consolation: by means of it one gets through many a dark night.
~ Nietzsche