Quotes from Friedrich Nietzsche

If you have hitherto believed that life was one of the highest value and now see yourselves disappointed, do you at once have to reduce it to the lowest possible price?

Either one does not dream, or one does so interestingly. One should learn to spend one's waking life in the same way: not at all, or interestingly.

We want to be poets of our life first of all in the smallest most everyday matters.

I have been casting shadows all my life without caring about how deeply they stain my soul.

Life is fountain of joy; but where the rabble also gather to drink, all wells are poisoned.

One has been a poor spectator of life if one has not witnessed the hand - that kills from mercy.

Spirit is the life that itself cuts into life: with its own torment it increases its own knowledge. Did you already know that?

The destiny of mankind is arranged for happy moments every life has such but not for happy times.

I can still stand on life's narrowest footing: but who would I be were I to show you this art. Would you like to see a ropedancer?

Thinking evil is making evil.

The courage of all one really knows comes but late in life.

One pays dearly for being immortal: one must die many times during his life.

Life is a well of joy; but for those out of whom an upset stomach speaks, which is the father of melancholy, all wells are poisoned.

Where I found the living, there I found the will to power; even in the will of servants I found the will to be master.

There are preachers of death: and the earth is full of those to whom desistance from life must be preached.

Fall down seven times, stand up eight. - Chinese proverbWithout music, life would be a mistake.

It is only possible through the fact that sympathy for the general life and suffering of mankind is very weakly developed in the individual.

Life, and you, and I, and all of us together became for a while interesing to ourselves once more.

Was that life? Well then, once more!

Human life is inexplicable, and still without meaning: a fool may decide its fate.

The hour-hand of life.

And you tell me, friends, that there is no disputing taste and tasting? But all life is a dispute over taste and tasting!

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.

Madness is rare in individuals - but in groups, parties, nations, and ages it is the rule.