Miscellaneous quotes
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Joseph Fort Newton1876–1950Often credited to Isaac NewtonBlessed are the forgetful: for they get the better even of their blunders.
At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid.
Whoever despises himself still respects himself as one who despises.
Friedrich Nietzsche1844–1900Beyond Good and EvilAnd those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.
All becoming and growing—all that guarantees a future—involves pain.
Friedrich Nietzsche1844–1900Twilight of the Idols (1889)Madness is something rare in individuals — but in groups, parties, peoples, epochs it is the rule.
Friedrich Nietzsche1844–1900Beyond Good and Evil (1886), Chapter IV, aphorism 156, tr. R. J. HollingdaleI tell you: one must still have chaos in one, to give birth to a dancing star.
Friedrich Nietzsche1844–1900Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883–1885), First Part, Zarathustra’s PrologueIn contextOur attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us.
