Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) was a German classical scholar, philosopher, and critic of culture, who became one of the most influential of all modern thinkers.
The German wrote 15 books in the seventeen years, including Beyond Good And Evil, Twilight of the idols, God is dead, Ecce Homo, the Antichrist, On The Genealogy of Morality, and Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
Here are some best lines from Nietzsche which might resonate with you –
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One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.
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Most humans distract their thoughts; to cease to be aware of life.
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Don’t just swallow the wisdom of the past masters of philosophy. Rather, strive to build your own path. Appreciate the masters from the past, but don’t just follow them blindly.
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He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.
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What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.
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Men fall into two groups: slaves and free men. Whoever doesn’t have 2/3rds of his day for himself, is a slave, whatever he may be: a statesman, a businessman, an official, or a scholar.
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The secret of harvesting the greatest fruitfulness and greatest enjoyment is to LIVE DANGEROUSLY!
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There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.
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We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving.
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Without music, life would be a mistake.
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In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play.
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Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings – always darker, emptier and simpler
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Blessed are the forgetful: for they get the better even of their blunders.
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The ‘ubermensch’ (the super man) accepts the totality of life, especially the suffering (the Dionysian man).
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There are horrible people who, instead of solving a problem, tangle it up and make it harder to solve for anyone who wants to deal with it. Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.