WORDS FROM A GREAT MIND

Friedrich Nietzsche

Philosopher & cultural critic

Portrait of Friedrich Nietzsche
Born
15 October 1844
Died
25 August 1900
Lived in
Röcken, Basel, Sils Maria, Turin & Weimar

Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher and classical scholar who challenged conventional ideas about morality, truth, religion, and culture. His compressed aphorisms and poetic works, including Thus Spoke Zarathustra and Beyond Good and Evil, became deeply influential after his lifetime.

A LESSER-KNOWN DETAIL

At only twenty-four, Nietzsche was appointed professor of classical philology at the University of Basel before completing the usual doctoral or teaching qualifications.

Words by Friedrich Nietzsche

“He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster.”
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“Madness is something rare in individuals—but in groups, parties, peoples, and ages it is the rule.”
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