Occupation: Philologist Birth: October 15, 1844 Death: August 25, 1900
My solitude doesn’t depend on the presence or absence of people; on the contrary, I hate who steals my solitude without, in exchange, offering me tru….
There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them..
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..
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will ….
We are so fond of being out among nature, because it has no opinions about us..
I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you..
I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a ….
Do you want to have an easy life? Then always stay with the herd and lose yourself in the herd..
No price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself..
Love your enemies because they bring out the best in you..
I know of no better life purpose than to perish in attempting the great and the impossible..
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music..
To predict the behavior of ordinary people in advance, you only have to assume that they will always try to escape a disagreeable situation with the ….
The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly..
Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed..
There are no facts, only interpretations..
There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe..
Nobody is more inferior than those who insist on being equal..
You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist..
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering..
The tree that would grow to heaven must send its roots to hell..