Morality is herd instinct in the individual.

—Friedrich Nietzsche

About Friedrich Nietzsche

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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher and writer who started his career as a classical philologist and turned to philosophy early in his academic career. In 1869, at age 24, he was appointed Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Basel....

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One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises one makes.

—Friedrich Nietzsche

People are such great mysteries. Just when we think we have understood them, a wonderful new aspect shows in them.

—Friedrich Nietzsche

Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.

—Friedrich Nietzsche

At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid.

—Friedrich Nietzsche

I would not know what the spirit of a philosopher might wish more to be than a good dancer.

—Friedrich Nietzsche

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We have, in fact, two kinds of morality side by side: one which we preach but do not practice, and another which we practice but seldom preach.

—Bertrand Russell

The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others.

—Bertrand Russell

Ethics, too, are nothing but reverence for life. That is what gives me the fundamental principle of morality, namely, that good consists in maintaining, promoting, and enhancing life, and that destroying, injuring, and limiting life are evil.

—Albert Schweitzer

Compassion is the basis of all morality.

—Arthur Schopenhauer

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There are two types of people in this world, good and bad. The good sleep better, but the bad seem to enjoy the waking hours much more.

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