Here the ways of men part: if you wish to strive for peace of soul and pleasure, then believe; if you wish to be a devotee of truth, then inquire.
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Under peaceful conditions the militant man attacks himself.
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Our own opinions. The first opinion that occurs to us when we are suddenly asked about a matter is usually not our own, but only the customary one, appropriate to our caste, position, or parentage; our own opinions seldom swim near the surface.
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I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.
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Destination and paths. Many people are obstinate about the path once it is taken, few people about the destination.
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To the priestly class: decadence is no more than a means to an end. Men of this sort have a vital interest in making mankind sick, and in confusing the values of "good" and "bad," "true" and "false" in a manner that is not only dangerous to life, but also slanders it.
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He who lives as children live, who does not struggle for his bread and does not believe that his actions possess any ultimate significance, remains childlike.
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Dare to believe only in yourself.
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Whatever has value in our world now does not have value in itself, according to its nature, nature is always value-less, but has been given value at some time, as a present and it was we who gave and bestowed it.
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I would not know what the spirit of a philosopher might wish more to be than a good dancer.
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