He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.
Twilight of the Idols, "Maxims and Arrows," 1888
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Twilight of the Idols, "Maxims and Arrows," 1888
God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him.
The Gay Science, Section 125, "The Madman," 1882
Without music, life would be a mistake.
Twilight of the Idols, "Maxims and Arrows," 1888
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.
In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
Beyond Good and Evil, Aphorism 156, 1886
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.
There are no facts, only interpretations.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.
Beyond Good and Evil, Aphorism 146, 1886
The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.
Ecce Homo, "Why I Am So Wise," 1888
One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, "Prologue," 1883
You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, "Prologue," 1883
The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.
He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.
Beyond Good and Evil, Aphorism 146, 1886
There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, "The Reading and Writing," 1883
What does not kill me, makes me stronger.
Twilight of the Idols, "Maxims and Arrows," 1888
When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you.
Beyond Good and Evil, Aphorism 146, 1886
Art is the proper task of life.
Do not forget that the laughter is not an evil.
He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.
The earth has a skin and that skin has diseases; one of its diseases is called man.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, "The Bestowing Virtue," 1883
All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.
Twilight of the Idols, "Maxims and Arrows," 1888
Everything in woman is a riddle, and everything in woman hath one solution — it is called pregnancy.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, "Of Old and Young Women," 1883
The doer alone learneth.
A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends.
All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.
Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.
We have art in order not to die of the truth.
I am not upset that you lied to me, I am upset that from now on I can't believe you.
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.
The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.
Man is the cruelest animal.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, "The Flies in the Market-Place," 1883
In heaven, all the interesting people are missing.
He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary.
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.
The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.
There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.
What is good? All that heightens the feeling of power, the will to power, power itself in man. What is bad? All that proceeds from weakness.
The visionary lies to himself, the liar only to others.
I would believe only in a God that knows how to dance.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, "The Dancing Song," 1883