Friedrich Nietzsche

A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything. ”

Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies. ”

Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest. ”

In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in large kitchens the cooking is usually bad. ”

It is not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, that the lover of knowledge is reluctant to step into its waters. ”

What can everyone do? Praise and blame. This is human virtue, this is human madness. ”

There is in general good reason to suppose that in several respects the gods could all benefit from instruction by us human beings. We humans are - more humane. ”

Is Wagner a human being at all? Is he not rather a disease? He contaminates everything he touches - he has made music sick. ”

Glance into the world just as though time were gone: and everything crooked will become straight to you. ”

I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time. ”