Wind Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche

11 Wind quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche

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When the air rattles the mind, Nietzsche’s eleven wind‑related lines jump in with his trademark vigor. Though brief, this collection offers a sharp taste of how he lets the invisible force stir his deeper reflections.

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“Take care not to spit against the wind!”

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Beware of spitting against the wind!

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And like a wind shall I one day blow amongst them and with my spirit take away their soul's breath: thus my…

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Surrounded by the flames of jealousy, the jealous one winds up, like the scorpion, turning the poisoned sting against himself.

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Ah, only he who knows where he sails, knows what wind is good, and a fair wind for him.

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The shortest route is not the most direct one, but rather the one where the most favorable winds swell our sails:Mthat is…

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In all institutions from which the cold wind of open criticism is excluded, an innocent corruption begins to grow like a mushroom…

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Or shall I go out as a light does, not first blown out by the wind, but grown tired and weary of…

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One cannot read the New Testament without acquired admiration for whatever it abuses not to speak of the "wisdom of this world,"…

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Whatever may be your desire to accomplish great deeds, the deep silence of pregnancy never comes to you! The event of the…

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To live as I incline, or not to live at all: so do I wish; so wisheth also the holiest. But alas!…

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