Last Updated November 14th 2017
Friedrich Nietzsche is an influential German philosopher. He was born in 1844, in Röcken bei Lützen, Germany.
He had written significant works, including “Thus Spoke Zarathustra“,”Beyond Good and Evil”, “The Genealogy of Morals” and “Twilight of the Idols”.
Nietzsche’s work tried to reveal to us the motives that underlie traditional Western religion, morality, truth, nihilism, cultural theory, consciousness and philosophy.
“God is death” (“Gott ist tot” in German) is the famous line from Nietzsche. It appears in both of his work “The Gay Science” and “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”.
I agree with many people that Nietzsche’s work is very dense and it is very difficult to understand.
For the first-timer, I suggest you read books like “Story of Philosophy” by Will Durant or “Introducing Nietzsche: A Graphic Guide” by Laurence Gane.
Best 5 Friedrich Nietzsche Quotations
Here is my favorite best five verified Friedrich Nietzsche quotations:
“Our vocation commands and disposes of us even when we do not yet know it; it is the future that regulates our today.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Unsre Bestimmung verfügt über uns, auch wenn wir sie noch nicht kennen; es ist die Zukunft, die unserm Heute die Regel giebt.” (German)
“Better know nothing than half-know many things.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Lieber nichts wissen, als vieles halb wissen!” (German)
“One loves ultimately one’s desires, not the thing desired.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Man liebt zuletzt seine Begierde, und nicht das Begehrte.” (German)
”What does not kill me, strengthens me.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker.” (German)
“God is dead.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
Here is the full list of my selected verified quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche.