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Thinker · 1844–1900

Friedrich Nietzsche

Pronounced God dead, then asked what we'd put in His place. Walked the Alps composing aphorisms, lost his mind in Turin embracing a horse, was misread by his sister into infamy.

Contributions
  • Will to power
  • Eternal recurrence
  • Übermensch — self-overcoming
Words that traveled
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He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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Become who you are.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.
— Friedrich Nietzsche