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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

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Biography - Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche:

German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet and philologist.
Born: 1844 - Died: 1900
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: Germany
Germany

But in the loneliest desert the second metamorphosis occurs: the spirit here becomes a lion; it wants to capture freedom and be lord in its own desert.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - Thus Spoke Zarathustra


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The Three Metamorphoses


Quote source: Thus Spoke Zarathustra


But in the loneliest desert the second metamorphosis occurs: the spirit here becomes a lion; it wants to capture freedom and be lord in its own desert.

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Translation

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French
Mais au fond du désert le plus solitaire s’accomplit la seconde métamorphose : ici l’esprit devient lion, il veut conquérir la liberté et être maitre de son propre désert.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - Ainsi parlait Zarathoustra

German
Aber in der einsamsten Wüste geschieht die zweite Verwandlung: Zum Löwen wird hier der Geist, Freiheit will er sich erbeuten und Herr sein in seiner eignen Wüste.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - Also sprach Zarathustra



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Quotes for: mind


Quotes

Quotes about mind:


Hide your life and spread your spirit.
Victor Hugo - Les rayons et les ombres / 





A healthy mind in a healthy body.
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis / 





The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.
Gautama Buddha / 





When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.
Alexis de Tocqueville / 





It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
René Descartes - Discourse on the Method / 





My spirit yearns for action, my breath for freedom.
Friedrich Schiller - The Robbers / 






All about mind...




Quotes for: freedom


Quotes

Quotes about freedom:


There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.
Nelson Mandela / 





One is not born, but rather becomes, free.
André Comte-Sponville - Présentations de la philosophie / 





This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Faust: A Tragedy / 





Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.
Hannah Arendt / 





People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
Soren Kierkegaard / 





Article I – Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions can be founded only on the common good.
- Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789 / 






All about freedom...




Quotes

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche also said...




Let it not be your honor henceforth whence you come, but where you go!
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - Thus Spoke Zarathustra / 





The best way to begin each day well is to think upon awakening whether we could not give at least one person pleasure on this day.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - Human, All Too Human / 





All of us harbour in ourselves hidden gardens and plantations;
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - The Joyful Science / 





Become who you are!
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - Thus Spoke Zarathustra / 





He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.”
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - Thus Spoke Zarathustra / 





On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach a point higher up today, or you will be training your powers so that you will be able to climb higher tomorrow.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche / 







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