At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time. – Friedrich Nietzsche
The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time. – Friedrich Nietzsche
When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you. – Friedrich Nietzsche
Two great European narcotics, alcohol and Christianity. – Friedrich Nietzsche
The victory of Christianity over paganism was the greatest psychic revolution in the history of our culture. By destroying pagan animism, Christianity made it possible to exploit nature in a mood of indifference to the feelings of natural objects. – Lynn I. White, Jr., Science, 10 March 1967