Friedrich Nietzsche

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.

There are no facts, only interpretations.

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.

No one can construct for you the bridge upon which precisely you must cross the stream of life.

The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die.

Here the ways of men part: if you wish to strive for peace of soul and pleasure, then believe; if you wish to be a devotee of truth, then inquire.

Against that positivism which stops before phenomena, saying "there are only facts," I should say: no, it is precisely facts that do not exist, only interpretations...

All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.

It is only ideas gained from walking that have any worth.

We do not belong to those who have ideas only among books, when stimulated by books. It is our habit to think outdoors — walking, leaping, climbing, dancing.

What does your conscience say? — You should become the person you are.

I want to learn more and more to see as beautiful what is necessary in things; then I shall be one of those who make things beautiful. Amor fati: let that be my love henceforth!

To make ourselves, to shape a form from various elements — that is the task! The task of a sculptor! Of a productive human being!

One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.

My formula for greatness in a human being is amor fati: that one wants nothing to be different, not forward, not backward, not in all eternity. Not merely bear what is necessary, but love it.