Quotes from Friedrich Nietzsche

Christianity remains to this day the greatest misfortune of humanity.

All great things must first wear terrifying and monstrous masks, in order to inscribe themselves on the hearts of humanity.

The discipline of suffering, of great suffering - do you not know that it is this discipline alone that has produced all the elevations of humanity so far?

[Heraclitus' language] dispenses with lightness and artificial decoration, foremost out of disgust for humanity and out of [his own] defiant feeling.

It is nothing but fanaticism and beautiful soulism to expect very much (or even, much only) from humanity when it has forgotten how to wage war.

The humanity of famous intellectuals lies in being wrong with gracious courtesy when dealing with those who are not famous.

A joke is an epigram on the death of a feeling.

Few are made for independence, it is the privilege of the strong.

One must know how to conserve oneself- the best test of independence.

The stronger becomes master of the weaker, in so far as the latter cannot assert its degree of independence here there is no mercy, no forbearance, even less a respect for "laws.

you must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame; how could you rise anew if you have not first become ashes?

One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.

Everything matters. Nothing's important.

There are no beautiful surfaces without a terrible depth.

They muddy the water, to make it seem deep.

Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive.

You must climb above yourself-up and beyond, until you have even your stars under you.

One must need to be strong, otherwise one will never become strong.

The thousand mysteries around us would not trouble but interest us, if only we had cheerful, healthy hearts.

Whenever I climb I am followed by a dog called 'Ego'.

I could only believe in a God who could dance... And now a God dances through me.

Creation is the great redemption from suffering and all life's growing light. But the creator must be suffering if needed and accept much change.

Music heals all forms of misery

Under peaceful conditions, the warlike man attacks himself.