Bad night Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche
“It is always consoling to think of suicide: in that way one gets through many a bad night.”
About This Quote
Source Book: Thus Spoke Zarathustra, 1883
He suggests that viewing suicide as a consolation can help endure difficult nights, implying a paradoxical comfort in confronting mortality.
In simple terms: Thinking of suicide can oddly comfort during hardship.
Acknowledge dark thoughts without fear.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- nighttime anxiety
- mental health crises
- philosophical reflection
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What does this perspective reveal about human resilience?
- How can we find hope without invoking death?
Risk of romanticizing self‑destruction.