“In reality, hope is the worst of all evils, because it prolongs man’s torments.”
― Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits
― Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits
“I do not refute ideals, I merely put on gloves when I deal with them...”
― Why I Am So Wise
― Why I Am So Wise
“Human history would be nothing but a record of stupidity save for the cunning contributions of the weak”
― On the Genealogy of Morals
― On the Genealogy of Morals
“Morality is just a fiction used by the herd of inferior human beings to hold back the few superior men.”
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“Marriage as a long conversation. - When marrying you should ask yourself this question: do you believe you are going to enjoy talking with this woman into your old age? Everything else in a marriage is transitory, but most of the time that you're together will be devoted to conversation.”
― Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits
― Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits
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