74 Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes

Friedrich Nietzsche, one of the most influential philosophers of the 19th century, challenged conventional thinking with his bold and provocative ideas. Known for his critique of morality, religion, and traditional values, Nietzsche’s quotes continue to resonate with those seeking to explore the complexities of human existence. His words often urge individuals to embrace self-overcoming, question societal norms, and confront life’s inherent struggles with strength and authenticity. In this article, we delve into some of Nietzsche’s most thought-provoking quotes, offering insight into his philosophy and the enduring relevance of his ideas in today’s world.

Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes

1. “To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

2. “He who has a ‘why’ to live for, can bear almost any ‘how’.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

3. “That which does not kill us, makes us stronger.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

4. “We love life, not because we are used to living, but because we are used to loving.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
5. “One should die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
6. “A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
7. “He who laughs best today, will also laugh last.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
8. “One has to pay dearly for immortality; one has to die several times while one is still alive.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
9. “The mother of excess is not joy but joylessness.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
10. “Digressions, objections, delight in mockery, carefree mistrust are signs of health; everything unconditional belongs in pathology.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
11. “I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
12. “To make the individual uncomfortable, that is my task.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
13. “One must be a sea, to receive a polluted stream without becoming impure.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
14. “Success has always been a great liar.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
15. “When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
16. “The real world is much smaller than the imaginary.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
17. “If a man has character, he has also his typical experience, which always recurs.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
18. “It is nobler to declare oneself wrong than to insist on being right, especially when one is right.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
19. “In heaven, all the interesting people are missing.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
20. “What is the truth, but a lie agreed upon.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche

21. “He who despises himself nevertheless esteems himself as a self-despiser.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
22. “It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
23. “To do great things is difficult, but to command great things is more difficult.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
24. “All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
25. “Is man one of God’s blunders or is God one of man’s blunders?” – Friedrich Nietzsche
26. “One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
27. “Only those who continue to change remain my kin.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
28. “Without music, life would be a mistake.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
29. “There are no beautiful surfaces without a terrible depth.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
30. “Whatever has its price has little value.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
31. “Every deep thinker is more afraid of being understood than being misunderstood.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
32. “Nothing is as precious as human reason and freedom.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
33. “Everything done in weakness fails. Moral: Do nothing.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
34. “Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
35. “Blessed are the forgetful, for they get the better even of their blunders.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
36. “But I need solitude, which is to say, recovery, return to myself, the breath of a free, light, playful air.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
37. “We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of which it has been expressed is unsympathetic to us.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
38. “In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
39. “To forget one’s purpose is the commonest form of stupidity.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
40. “Whenever I climb, I am followed by a dog called ‘Ego’.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

Nietzsche Quotes

41. “It is always consoling to think of suicide: in that way one gets through many a bad night.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
42. “Whatever is done for love always occurs beyond good and evil.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
43. “Once spirit was God, then it became man, and now it is even becoming mob.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
44. “Everything the State says is a lie, and everything it has, it has stolen.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
45. “Creating. That is the great salvation from suffering.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
46. “I am not upset that you lied to me. I am upset that from now on I can’t believe you.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
47. “Faith means not wanting to know what is true.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
48. “We have to be careful that in throwing out the devil, we don’t throw out the best part of ourselves.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
49. “The future influences the present just as much as the past.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
50. “The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
51. “Back then you carried your ashes to the mountain; would you now carry your fire into the alley?” – Friedrich Nietzsche
52. “All history is the experimental refutation of the theory of the so-called moral order of things.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
53. “He who cannot obey himself will be commanded.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
54. “Morality is the herd instinct in the individual.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
55. “We should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
56. “There are no eternal facts, as there are no absolute truths.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
57. “This is the hardest of all: to close the open hand out of love and keep modest as a giver.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
58. “Wit is the epitaph of an emotion.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
59. “Do whatever you will, but first be such as are able to will.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
60. “There is more wisdom in your body than your deepest philosophies.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

Famous Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes

61. “One must have chaos within oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
62. “Perhaps I know best why man alone laughs; he alone suffers so deeply he had to invent laughter.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
63. “I hate who steals my solitude, without, in exchange, offering me true company.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
64. “One must give value to their existence by behaving as if one’s very existence is a work of art.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
65. “He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
66. “The doer alone learneth.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
67. “Ten truths must you find during the day; otherwise, you will seek truth during the night, and your soul will stay hungry. Ten times must you laugh during the day, and be cheerful; otherwise, your stomach, the father of affliction and gloom, will disturb you in the night.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
68. “The pure soul is a pure lie.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
69. “There are two different types of people in this world. Those who want to know and those who want to believe.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
70. “Terribleness is part of greatness: let us not deceive ourselves.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
71. “Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
72. “There are no facts, only interpretations.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
73. “Do you want to have an easy life? Then always stay with the herd and lose yourself in the herd.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
74. “Whoever despises himself nonetheless respects himself as one who despises.” – Friedrich Nietzsche