religion 8
- The religions so far dominant have kept humanity at a lower level by preserving what should have perished
- The democratic movement is the inheritance of the Christian movement
Friedrich Nietzsche
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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What Friedrich Nietzsche says most about
agency 6
- Real philosophers are commanders and lawgivers
- Life itself is essentially appropriation, conquest of the weak and, at the mildest, exploitation
courage 3
- Even the bravest rarely have the courage of what they really know
- A person should not play the coward to their own deeds by repudiating them once done; pangs of conscience are indecent.
Europe 3
- The democratising of Europe is also an involuntary breeding ground for tyrants
- The modern European conscience comes down to the herd's timid wish that nothing be left to fear
discipline 2
- What is valuable in every system of morals is that it is a long constraint
- The discipline of great suffering is what has produced every elevation of humanity so far
happiness 2
- Without music, life would be a mistake
- If you know why you live, how you live can take care of itself
motivation 2
- Morality results from compulsion obeyed in order to avoid pain
- A person should know what they want, and that they want something