Wisdom Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Is life not a thousand times too short for us to bore ourselves?”

“There is so much in man that is horrifying!..”

“I have forgotten my umbrella.”

“You say, it's dark. And in truth, I did place a cloud before your sun. But do you not see how the edges of the cloud are already glowing and turning light.”

“Where are we headed? Are we not endlessly plunging —backwards, sideways, forwards, in all directions? Is there an up and a down anymore? Do we not wander as if through an endless nothingness? Do we not feel the breath of empty space? Hasn’t it grown colder?”

“A joke is an epigram on the death of a feeling.”

“Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.”

“God created sufferings so that joy might appear through its opposite. Things become manifest through opposites. Since God has no opposite, He remains hidden.”

“[Y]ou are here to learn something. Don’t try to figure out what it is. This can be frustrating and unproductive.”

“Listen. Pay attention. Treasure every moment.”

“You know where I’m from, love is a beautiful, scared thing shared between two people. It’s not set with all the boundaries and daggers you young people put on everything. If you love a person, you love them. If you want to be with them, you be with them. If it’s not meant to be, love them from afar, free from the pain. You will tear your heart and self in two trying to avoid love.”

“Yeah. I mean, acknowledging is easy. Something happened or it didn't. But understanding... that's where things get sticky.”