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“Generally speaking, punishment makes men hard and cold; it concentrates; it sharpens the feeling of alienation; it strengthens the power of resistance”
― On the Genealogy of Morals / Ecce Homo
― On the Genealogy of Morals / Ecce Homo
“The people we surround ourselves with either raise or lower our standards. They either help us to become the-best-version-of-ourselves or encourage us to become lesser versions of ourselves. We become like our friends. No man becomes great on his own. No woman becomes great on her own. The people around them help to make them great.
We all need people in our lives who raise our standards, remind us of our essential purpose, and challenge us to become the-best-version-of-ourselves.”
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We all need people in our lives who raise our standards, remind us of our essential purpose, and challenge us to become the-best-version-of-ourselves.”
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“This dog is mine," said those poor children; "that is my place in the sun." Here is the beginning and the image of the usurpation of all the earth.”
― Pensées
― Pensées
“Death doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints, it takes and it takes and it takes, and we keep living anyway....”
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“But in one short span of time winds quickly shift direction, veering back and forth.”
― The Complete Odes
― The Complete Odes
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