What Friedrich Nietzsche thinks about courage

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German philosopher (1844 to 1900); professor of classical philology at Basel from 1869 to 1879; author of Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Beyond Good and Evil and Twilight of the Idols.

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3 dated positions, 1888, in their own words. Our reading of what Friedrich Nietzsche has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. 3 Sept 1888

   Our readingEven the bravest rarely have the courage of what they really know

   Their wordsEven the pluckiest among us has but seldom the courage of what he really knows.

   ↗Twilight of the Idols (tr. Anthony M. Ludovici, 1911)gutenberg.org All 9 from this book

3. 3 Sept 1888

   Our readingYou should not disown your deeds once done; pangs of conscience are indecent

   Their wordsA man should not play the coward to his deeds. He should not repudiate them once he has performed them. Pangs of conscience are indecent.

   ↗Twilight of the Idols (tr. Anthony M. Ludovici, 1911)gutenberg.org All 9 from this book

5. 3 Sept 1888

   Our readingA person should not play the coward to their own deeds by repudiating them once done; pangs of conscience are indecent.

   Their wordsA man should not play the coward to his deeds. He should not repudiate them once he has performed them. Pangs of conscience are indecent.

   ↗Twilight of the Idols (tr. Anthony M. Ludovici, 1911)gutenberg.org All 9 from this book