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In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in large kitchens the cooking is usually bad.
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I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be than a good dancer. For the dance is his ideal, also his fine art, finally also the only kind of piety he knows, his "divine service."
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Fanatics are picturesque, mankind would rather see gestures than listen to reasons.
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Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest.
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Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive.
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All sciences are now under the obligation to prepare the ground for the future task of the philosopher, which is to solve the problem of value, to determine the true hierarchy of values.
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After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands.
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Admiration for a quality or an art can be so strong that it deters us from striving to possess it.
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A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy.
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A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read with exactness.
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A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still: you must not want to see everything.
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At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid.
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