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I am a disciple of the philosopher Dionysus, and I would prefer to be even a satyr than a saint.

The word Christianity is already a misunderstanding; in reality there has been only one Christian, and he died on the cross.

Everything in proximity to the hero becomes tragedy; everything in proximity to the demigod becomes satyr-play; and everything in proximity to God becomes...what? world perhaps?

When a woman has scholarly inclinations there is usually something wrong with her sexuality.

But like infection is the petty thought: it creeps and hides, and wants to be nowhere--until the whole body is decayed and withered by the petty infection... Thus spoke Zarathustra.

The people told me, however, that the big ear was not only a man, but a great man, a genius. But I never believed in the people when they spake of great men - and I hold to my belief that it was a reversed cripple, who had too little of everything, and too much of one thing.

The danger in happiness - Now everything is turning out right for me; from now on I'll love every turn of fate - Who wants to be my fate?

Popular medicine and popular morality belong together and ought not to be evaluated so differently as they still are: both are the most dangerous pseudo-sciences.

It is terrible to die of thirst on the sea. Does your truth have to be so salty that it can no longer even—quench thirst?

Around the hero everything becomes a tragedy; around the demigod everything becomes a satyr-play; and around God everything becomes — what? perhaps a 'world'?

He who maketh no secret of himself shocketh; so much reason have ye to fear nakedness! Aye, if ye were Gods, ye could then be ashamed of clothing!

God is a conjecture; but I desire that your conjectures should be limited by what is thinkable. Can you think a god? [...] You should think through your own senses to their consequences.

Among the things that can drive a thinker to despair is the knowledge that the illogical is necessary for man and that much good comes from it.

This crown of the laughter, the rosary crown: to you, my brothers, I throw this crown! I pronounced laughter holy: you higher men, learn — to laugh!

They want more, they learn to make claims, the tribute of respect is at last felt to be well-nigh galling; rivalry for rights, indeed actual strife itself, would be preferred: in a word, woman is losing modesty. And let us immediately add that she is also losing taste. She is unlearning to fear man: but the woman who unlearns to fear sacrifices her most womanly instincts.

Dante, or the hyena that writes poetry in tombs.

Insight into the origin of a work concerns the physiologists and vivisectionists of the spirit; never the aesthetic man, the artist!

Have I been understood??Dionysus against the crucified one...

And finally, to call to mind the enormous influence which German philosophy--I hope you understand its right to inverted commas-

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

They dislike, therefore, to hear of 'contempt' of themselves. So I will appeal to their pride.

Modern pessimism is an expression of the uselessness of the modern world — not of the world and of existence.

Here the intellectual cynicism of the Jew almost counterbalances his social unpleasantness.

When our head feels too weak to answer the objections of our opponent our heart answers by casting suspicion on the motives behind his objections.