What Friedrich Nietzsche thinks about happiness

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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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Only Friedrich Nietzsche on happiness. See everyone on happiness

2 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 readingIf you know why you live, how you live can take care of itself

   Their wordsIf a man knows the wherefore of his existence, then the manner of it can take care of itself.

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

3. 3 Sept 1888

   Our readingWithout music, life would be a mistake

   Their wordsWithout music life would be a mistake.

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