Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was born on October 15th, 1844. He didn't know at that moment that he would one day be one of the most influential philosophers of all time.
Before his death in August of 1900, Nietzsche would succumb to madness.
Following his mental collapse Nietzche wrote a series of short writings that would come to be known as 'Wahnzettel' which translates to 'The Madness Letters'.
During this time in late 1899, Nietzsche would sign his letters with 'Dionysos' except for a few which he signed as 'der Gekreuzigte' which means 'The Crucified One.'
Through his stable career, he did write some rather intelligent and inspirational literature.
Here are 10 Awesome Nietzsche's quotes:
- 1.) "And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music"
- 2.) "Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you."
- 3.) "In heaven, all the interesting people are missing."
- 4.) "Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed."
- 5.) "The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends."
- 6.) "In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule."
- 7.) "Man is the cruelest animal."
- 8.) "Every deep thinker is more afraid of being understood than of being misunderstood."
- 9.) "There are no beautiful surfaces without a terrible depth."
- 10.) "What then is truth? A mobile army of metaphors, metonyms, and anthropomorphisms -- in short, a sum of human relations, which have been enhanced, transposed, and embellished poetically and rhetorically, and which after long use seem firm, canonical, and obligatory to a people: truths are illusions about which one has forgotten that is what they are; metaphors which are worn out and without sensuous power; coins which have lost their embossing and now matter only as metal, no longer as coins."
