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SUPPOSING that Truth is a woman—what then? Is there not ground for suspecting that all philosophers, in so far as they have been dogmatists, have failed to understand women—that
It seems that in order to inscribe themselves upon the heart of humanity with everlasting claims, all great things have first to wander about the earth as enormous and awe-inspiring caricatures: dogmatic philosophy has been a caricature of this kind—for instance, the Vedanta doctrine in Asia, and Platonism in Europe. Let us not be ungrateful to it, although it must certainly be confessed that the worst, the most tiresome, and the most dangerous of errors hitherto has been a dogmatist error—namely, Plato’s invention of Pure Spirit and the Good in Itself.
(for Christianity is Platonism for the “people”),
The fundamental belief of metaphysicians is the belief in antitheses of values.
the greater part of the conscious thinking of a philosopher is secretly influenced by his instincts,
To recognize untruth as a condition of life; that is certainly to impugn the traditional ideas of value in a dangerous manner, and a philosophy which ventures to do so, has thereby alone placed itself beyond good and evil.
In the philosopher, on the contrary, there is absolutely nothing impersonal; and above all, his morality furnishes a decided and decisive testimony as to who he is,—that is to say, in what order the deepest impulses of his nature stand to each other.
8. There is a point in every philosophy at which the “conviction” of the philosopher appears on the scene; or, to put it in the words of an ancient mystery: Adventavit asinus, Pulcher et fortissimus.
Translation: "The ass arrives, beautiful and most brave."
Stoicism is self-tyranny—Nature
I was not aware that this is what Nietsche thought about stoicism.
With regard to the superstitions of logicians, I shall never tire of emphasizing a small, terse fact, which is unwillingly recognized by these credulous minds—namely, that a thought comes when “it” wishes, and not when “I” wish; so that it is a perversion of the facts of the case to say that the subject “I” is the condition of the predicate “think.”
He who is a thorough teacher takes things seriously—and even himself—only in relation to his pupils.
A man of genius is unbearable, unless he possess at least two things besides: gratitude and purity.
Under peaceful conditions the militant man attacks himself.
The same emotions are in man and woman, but in different tempo, on that account man and woman never cease to misunderstand each other.
The disappointed one speaks—“I listened for the echo and I heard only praise.”
The devil has the most extensive perspectives for God; on that account he keeps so far away from him:—the devil, in effect, as the oldest friend of knowledge.
He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee.
What is done out of love always takes place beyond good and evil.
Insanity in individuals is something rare—but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule.
The thought of suicide is a great consolation: by means of it one gets successfully through many a bad night.
