“ If a man knows the wherefore of his existence, then the manner of it can take care of itself. Man does not aspire to happiness ”
Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols (1889). copy citation
| Author | Friedrich Nietzsche |
|---|---|
| Source | Twilight of the Idols |
| Topic | happiness existence |
| Date | 1889 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Anthony M. Ludovici |
| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/52263/52263-h/52263-h.htm |
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“He should not repudiate them once he has performed them. Pangs of conscience are indecent.
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Can a donkey be tragic?—To perish beneath a load that one can neither bear nor throw off? This is the case of the Philosopher.
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If a man knows the wherefore of his existence, then the manner of it can take care of itself. Man does not aspire to happiness; only the Englishman does that.
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Man created woman—out of what? Out of a rib of his god,—of his "ideal."
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What? Art thou looking for something? Thou [Pg 3] wouldst fain multiply thyself tenfold, a hundredfold?”
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