We possess art lest we perish of the truth.
I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance.
The overman...Who has organized the chaos of his passions, given style to his character, and become creative. Aware of life's terrors, he affirms life without resentment.
When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory.
At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever...
The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy.
All truth is simple... is that not doubly a lie?
For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: intoxication.
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Your only problem, perhaps, is that you scream without letting yourself cry.
The visionary lies to himself, the liar only to others.
The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.
He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary.
The historian looks backward. In the end he also believes backward.
We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.
In heaven, all the interesting people are missing.
What if pleasure and displeasure were so tied together that whoever wanted to have as much as possible of one must also have as much as possible of the other. You have a choice in life: either as litt...
The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.
An artist has no home in Europe except in Paris.
Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent.