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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Quote of Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche: Man is a rope, tied between...


Biography - Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche:

German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet and philologist whose work deeply influenced modern thought.
Born: 1844 - Died: 1900
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: Germany
Germany

Man is a rope, tied between beast and overman - a rope over an abyss.



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
L'homme est une corde tendue entre l'animal et le surhumain - une corde par-dessus un abîme.

German
Der Mensch ist ein Seil, geknüpft zwischen Tier und Übermensch - ein Seil über einem Abgrunde.




See also 

See also...



There is no justification for present existence other than its expansion into an indefinitely open future.

What is great in man is that he is a bridge and not a goal.




Quotes for: Man


Quotes

Quotes about man, all human beings:


Man is the future of man.





No man is weak by choice.





Man arrives as a novice at each age of his life.





The greatness of man lies in his decision to be stronger than his condition.





Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed.





I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.











Quotes

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche also said...




Let it not be your honor henceforth whence you come, but where you go!





The best way to begin each day well is to think upon awakening whether we could not give at least one person pleasure on this day.





... but we want to be the poets of our life—first of all in the smallest, most everyday matters.





All of us harbour in ourselves hidden gardens and plantations;





Become who you are!





We are so fond of being out among Nature, because it has no opinions about us.












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