“To ask strength not to express itself as strength, not to be a will to dominate, a will to subjugate, a will to become master, a thirst for enemies and obstacles and triumphant celebrations, is just as absurd as to ask weakness to express itself as strength.”
Essay 1, Section 13
On the Genealogy of Morality (1887)
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Friedrich Nietzsche 655
German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and cl… 1844–1900Related quotes
“From extreme old age, sanity is requested. It is like asking for strength from weakness.”
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“You pray for yourselves and just ask God to guide you and to give you strength.”
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