Friedrich Nietzsche

"One ought to hold on to one's heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too."

"We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving."

"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how."

"He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how."

"A nation is a detour of nature to arrive at five or six great men- yes, and then to get around them."

"Art is the proper task of life."

"You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star."

"We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving."

"The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends."

"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything."

"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."

"When art dresses in worn-out material it is most easily recognized as art."

"All I need is a sheet of paperand something to write with, and thenI can turn the world upside down."

"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."

"Plus d'un qui n'a pu liberer ses propres chaines a su pourtant en liberer son ami."

"There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness."

"The author must keep his mouth shut when his work starts to speak."

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

"A pair of powerful spectacles has sometimes sufficed to cure a person in love."

"The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude."