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I do not give alms; I am not poor enough for that.

I do not give alms; I am not poor enough for that.

Friedrich Nietzsche
Generosity, Giving, Enough
Friedrich Nietzsche (1911). “Thus spake Zarathustra”, p.3, Рипол Классик

Righteousness exalteth a nation.

Friedrich Nietzsche
Righteousness, Nations

A thing can only live through a pious illusion.

Friedrich Nietzsche
Illusion, Pious
Friedrich Nietzsche (2012). “The Essential Nietzsche”, p.76, Courier Corporation

For let us not underestimate the Christian: the Christian, false to the point of innocence, is far above the ape-regarding Christians, a well known theory of descent becomes a mere compliment.

Friedrich Nietzsche
Christian, Apes, Innocence

Over immense periods of time the intellect produced nothing but errors. A few of these proved to be useful and helped to preserve the species: those who hit upon or inherited these had better luck in their struggle for themselves and their progeny. Such erroneous articles of faith... include the following: that there are things, substances, bodies; that a thing is what it appears to be; that our will is free; that what is good for me is also good in itself.

Friedrich Nietzsche
Truth, Struggle, Knowledge
Friedrich Nietzsche (2010). “The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs”, p.169, Vintage

As soon as we are shown the existence of something old in a new thing, we are pacified.

Friedrich Nietzsche
Novelty, Existence, New Things
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (2016). “The Will to Power, Book I to IV: An Attempted Transvaluation of all Values (Complete)”, p.370, Library of Alexandria

Every god-man created his own god: and there is no worse enmity on earth than that between gods.

Friedrich Nietzsche
Men, Religion, Enmity

It is I, the ungodly Zarathustra, who says:Who is more ungodly than I, that I may rejoice in his teaching?

Friedrich Nietzsche
Teaching, Religion, May

Every man in creating the beautiful appearance of the dream worlds is a perfect artist.

Friedrich Nietzsche
Beautiful, Dream, Creativity

The hour-hand of life.

Friedrich Nietzsche
Hands, Hours
Friedrich Nietzsche, R. J. Hollingdale (1996). “Nietzsche: Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits”, p.189, Cambridge University Press

One does not kill by anger but by laughter.

Friedrich Nietzsche
Laughter, Atheism, Doe
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1996). “The Vision of Nietzsche”, Element Books Limited

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.--What was that god thinking who counseled, "Know thyself!" Did he perhaps mean,"Cease to concern yourself! Become objective!"--And Socrates?--And "scientific men"?

Friedrich Nietzsche
Mean, Men, Thinking

It is however a disgrace to pray! Not for all, but for you, and me, and whoever has his a conscience.

Friedrich Nietzsche
Religion, Praying, Disgrace

Enjoyment and innocence are the most bashful things: both do not want to be sought.

Friedrich Nietzsche
Want, Innocence, Pleasure
Friedrich Nietzsche (1977). “The Portable Nietzsche”, p.191, Penguin

We have arranged for ourselves a world in which we can live - by positing bodies, lines, planes, causes and effects, motion and rest, form and content; without these articles of faith nobody could now endure life. But that does not prove them. Life is no argument. The conditions of life might include error.

Friedrich Nietzsche
Truth, Knowledge, Errors
Friedrich Nietzsche (2010). “The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs”, p.177, Vintage

The child as a monument to the passion of two people; the will to oneness in two.

Friedrich Nietzsche
Children, Passion, Two

How difficult it is to live when one feels that the judgment of many millenniums is around one and against one.

Friedrich Nietzsche
Independent, Judgment, Difficult
Friedrich Nietzsche (2012). “The Gay Science”, p.130, Courier Corporation

Thou seekest disciples? Then thou seekest ciphers.

Friedrich Nietzsche
Leadership, Ciphers, Disciple

The shortest route is not the most direct one, but rather the one where the most favorable winds swell our sails:Mthat is the lesson that seafarers teach. Not to abide by this lesson is to be obstinate: here, firmness of character is tainted with stupidity.

Friedrich Nietzsche
Character, Wind, Stupidity

On the heights it is warmer than people in the valley suppose, especially in winter. The thinker recognizes the full import of this simile.

Friedrich Nietzsche
Winter, People, Valleys
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Oscar Levy, Maximilian A. Mügge, Robert Guppy (1911). “The complete works of Friedrich Nietzsche: The first complete and authorized English translation”

Generally speaking, the greater a woman's beauty, the greater her modesty.

Friedrich Nietzsche
Beauty, Women, Modesty

One must have all the virtues to sleep well. Shall I bear false witness? Shall I commit adultery? Shall I covet my neighbor's maid? All that would go ill with good sleep.

Friedrich Nietzsche
Sleep, Maids, Bears
Friedrich Nietzsche (1977). “The Portable Nietzsche”, p.92, Penguin

Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?

Friedrich Nietzsche
Wisdom, Ravens, Smell

I want to speak to the despisers of the body. I would not have them learn and teach differently, but merely say farewell to their own bodies-- and thus become silent.

Friedrich Nietzsche
Farewell, Body, Want
Friedrich Nietzsche (1977). “The Portable Nietzsche”, p.95, Penguin

The masters have been done away with; the morality of the common man has triumphed.

Friedrich Nietzsche
Men, Done, Morality

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