Friedrich Nietzsche on evil
“Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.”
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To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.
Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche Nothing on earth consumes a man more quickly than the passion of resentment.
Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche Religions that teach pity, self-contempt, humility, self-restraint and guilt are incorrect.
Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche That which is done out of love is always beyond good and evil.
Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends.
Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche Only sick music makes money today.
Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.
Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.
Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.
Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche We have art in order not to die of the truth.
Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche Without music, life would be a mistake.
Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.
Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche There are no beautiful surfaces without a terrible depth.
Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche Invisible threads are the strongest ties.
Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche One must give value to their existence by behaving as if ones very existence were a work of art.
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Ambrose BierceAmbrose Bierce All that is necessary for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing as they must if they believe they can do nothing. There is nothing worse because the council of despair is declaration of irresponsibility; it is Pilate washing his hands.
Edmund BurkeEdmund Burke All that needs to be done for evil to prevail is good men doing nothing.
Edmund BurkeEdmund Burke If you permit your thoughts to dwell on evil you yourself will become ugly. Look only for the good in everything so you absorb the quality of beauty.
Paramahansa YoganandaParamahansa Yogananda Every fresh act of sin lessens fear and remorse, hardens our hearts, blunts the edge of our conscience, and increases our evil inclination.
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