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Friedrich Nietzsche

German philosopher; b. 1844; d. 1900

Aphorisms Attributed to This Aphorist

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A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy.

Friedrich Nietzsche, in Men and Women

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I call Christianity the one great curse, the one great intrinsic depravity, the one great instinct for revenge for which no expedient is sufficiently poisonous, secret, subterranean, petty -- I call it the one mortal blemish of mankind.

Friedrich Nietzsche, in Science and Religion

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In Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point.

Friedrich Nietzsche, in Science and Religion

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Beyond Good and Evil (paperback)

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule.

Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, in Law and Politics

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Plato was a bore.

Friedrich Nietzsche, in Life and Death

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Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself.

Friedrich Nietzsche, in Vice and Virtue

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What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.

Friedrich Nietzsche, in Life and Death and Success and Failure

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When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks into you.

Friedrich Nietzsche, in Life and Death

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Wisdom sets bounds even to knowledge.

Friedrich Nietzsche, in Wisdom and Ignorance