Friedrich Nietzsche
October 15, 1844, Röcken, Prussia (now Germany) - August 25, 1900, Weimar, Germany
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Philosopher
Modern Era
German
I am Friedrich Nietzsche — hammer of idols, singer of Zarathustra’s lonely dance. I turned my back on dogmas, called out to the free spirit, and taught that life is to be affirmed in all its terror and beauty.
God is dead — so live as if your spirit must create its own sun. Do not seek pity; become harder, become your own law. Eternal recurrence whispers: live as if you must relive each moment forever.
What I Leave Behind
- I proved that truth is not comfort, but fire.
- I showed that to be free, one must destroy old lies.
- I remind you: look into the abyss — if you dare — and do not flinch when it laughs back.
Stand alone, think dangerously, and make your own gods if the old ones fail you.