Friedrich Nietzsche quotes, with sources
German philosopher whose radical, aphoristic writing challenged conventional morality and urged self-overcoming. Here are 11 short quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 – 1900), each with the work it comes from, drawn from 11 sources.
Without music life would be a mistake.
That which does not kill me, makes me stronger.
I tell you: one must still have chaos in one, to give birth to a dancing star.
Thou shalt become what thou art.
I want to create my own sun for myself.
Our very essence is to create a being higher than ourselves.
There is always some madness in love. But there is always, also, some method in madness.
What is done out of love always takes place beyond good and evil.
It is not the strength, but the duration of great sentiments that makes great men.
He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster.
One must still have chaos in one, to give birth to a dancing star.
Sources
- Beyond Good and Evil, Aphorism 146
- Beyond Good and Evil, Aphorism 153
- Beyond Good and Evil, Aphorism 72
- The Joyful Wisdom
- The Joyful Wisdom, Book Third, 270
- Thus Spake Zarathustra, Part I, Reading and Writing
- Thus Spake Zarathustra, Prologue, 5
- Thus Spake Zarathustra, Zarathustra's Prologue, 5
- Twilight of the Idols
- Twilight of the Idols, Maxims and Missiles, 33
- Twilight of the Idols, Maxims and Missiles, 8
Themes
Creativity Growth Joy Resilience Purpose Love Wisdom Courage Focus Change
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