Quote #137
One seeks a midwife for his thoughts, another someone to whom he can be a midwife: thus originates a good conversation.
More from Friedrich Nietzsche
- Anyone who despises himself will still respect himself as a despiser.
- Wer mit Ungeheuern kampft, mag zusehn, dass er nicht dabei zum Ungeheuer wird. Und wenn du lange in einen Abgrund blickst, blickt der Abgru…
- The sage as astronomer. - If you still experience the stars as something 'over you,' you still don't have the eyes of a knower.
- Was aus Liebe getan wird, geschieht immer jenseits von Gut und Bose.
- One has only seen little of life, if one hasn't also seen the hand that mercifully - kills.
- Madness is the exception in individuals but the rule in groups.
- I did that,' says my memory. 'I could not have done that,' says my pride, and remains inexorable. Eventually - the memory yields.
- The thought of suicide is a powerful solace: by means of it one gets through many a bad night.