I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance.
dance dancing god philosophy
When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago.
past philosophy
I assess the power of a will by how much resistance, pain, torture it endures and knows how to turn to its advantage
ant-christ atheism philosophy religion
Free, dost thou call thyself? Thy ruling thought would I hear of, and not that thou hast escaped from a yoke. Art thou one ENTITLED to escape from a yoke? Many a one hath cast away his final worth when he hath cast away his servitude. Free from what? What doth that matter to Zarathustra! Clearly, however, shall thine eye show unto me: free FOR WHAT?
freedom philosophy
The life of the enemy. Whoever lives for the sake of combating an enemy has an interest in the enemy's staying alive.
enemies life philosophy
It is a self-deception of philosophers and moralists to imagine that they escape decadence by opposing it. That is beyond their will; and, however little they acknowledge it, one later discovers that they were among the most powerful promoters of decadence.
decadence ethics morality nihilism philosohers philosophy power self-deception will
Dove la moralit? è troppo forte l'intelletto perisce.
morality philosophy
When, however, you have an enemy, then do not requite him good for evil: for that would shame him. Instead, prove that he did some good for you. And rather be angry than put to shame! And when you are cursed, I do not like it that you want to bless. Rather curse a little also! And if you are done a great injustice, then quickly add five small ones. Hideous to behold is he who is obsessed with an injustice.
Popular medicine and popular morality belong together and ought not to be evaluated so differently as they still are: both are the most dangerous pseudo-sciences.
medicine morality philosophy
I am one thing, my writings are another.
philosophy
All great things must first wear terrifying and monstrous masks, in order to inscribe themselves on the hearts of humanity.
You say, it's dark. And in truth, I did place a cloud before your sun. But do you not see how the edges of the cloud are already glowing and turning light.
That which is done out of love always takes place beyond good and evil.
As soon as a religion comes to dominate it has as its opponents all those who would have been its first disciples.
philosophy religion
I consist of body and soul - in the worlds of a child. And why shouldn't we speak like children? But the enlightened, the knowledgealbe would say: I am body through and through, nothing more; and the soul is just a word for something on the body.