Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Friedrich Nietzsche


You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.
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Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. 
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And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.
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There is always some madness in love. 
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But there is also always some reason in madness.
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We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.
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The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. 

If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. 

But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.
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I would believe only in a God that knows how to dance.
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There are no facts, only interpretations.
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I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.
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In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.

He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.
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Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.

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