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| And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music. | | Uncategorized | |
| Any explanation is better than none. The markets went up because oil went down. | | Uncategorized | |
| Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive. | | Uncategorized | |
| Art is essentially the affirmation, the blessing, and the deification of existence | | Art | |
| 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. | | Art | |
| Art is the highest task and proper metaphysical activity of this life. | | Uncategorized | |
| Art is the proper task of life. | | Art | |
| Art raises its head where creeds relax | | Art | |
| As regards the celebrated ''struggle for life,'' it seems to me for the present to have been rather asserted than proved. It does occur, but as the exception; the general aspect of life is not hunger and distress, but rather wealth, luxury, even absurd prodigality -- where there is a struggle it is a struggle for power. | | Uncategorized | |
| Assuming that he believes at all, the everyday Christian is a pitiful figure, a man who really cannot count up to three, and who besides, precisely because of his mental incompetence, would not deserve such a punishment as Christianity promises him | | Christianity | |
| At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time. | | Uncategorized | |
| At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid. | | Faith | |
| At times, our strengths propel us so far forward we can no longer endure our weaknesses and perish from them. | | Uncategorized | |
| Bad cooks -- and the utter lack of reason in the kitchen -- have delayed human development longest and impaired it most. | | Uncategorized | |
| Battle not with monsters lest ye become a monster and if you gaze into the abyss the abyss gazes into you. | | Uncategorized | |
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| Because men really respect only that which was founded of old and has developed slowly, he who wants to live on after his death must take care not only of his posterity but even more of his past. | | Uncategorized | |
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| Beggars should be abolished entirely! Verily, it is annoying to give to them and it is annoying not to give to them | | Uncategorized | |
| Belief in truth begins with doubting all that has hitherto been believed to be true. | | Uncategorized | |
