Friedrich Nietzsche, the 19th century European thinker, would have exhausted the possibilities of Twitter. Not to reach the masses with your Thus spoke Zarathustrabut because of his aphoristic writing style, that is, his way of presenting philosophy in phrases condensed thought.
For existential crises or the struggle to make sense of the liquid age we are going through, the Nietzsche aphorisms they can shore up the tribulations that everyone goes through to deal with knowledge and ideologies.
1. What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger (The dusk of the idols1888).
From this principle comes the development of the psyche and character. Experiences don’t have to be self-congratulatory or pleasurable to teach us. Suffering is usually what gives meaning to our lives.
2. He who fights with the monster should take care of becoming one. When you look long into the abyss, the abyss also looks into you (Beyond Good and Evil1886).
Sometimes, with the idea of fighting evil, you end up becoming something worse… Wars have been waged for the «good» of someone else or to eradicate «evil». Fascism arose from someone who labeled the Jews as monsters, and Hitler became one of the most feared monsters.
3. What is done for love is done beyond good or evil (Beyond Good and Evil1886).
The motivation of love leads to doing things that would otherwise never be considered.
4. There is always some madness in love, but there is always some reason in madness (Thus spoke Zarathustra1891).
Similar to the previous quote, the paradox that sometimes there are madmen who are more sane than the supposedly non-mad ones.
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5. Men do not strive for happiness, only the English do (The dusk of the idols1888).
For Nietzsche, seeking hedonistic pleasure over pain would lead to banality.
6. Some are born posthumously (The Antichrist1895).
Perhaps our era will be better understood posthumously, just as not everyone understood the German philosopher in his time.
7. The secret to cultivating the most fertile and joyful existence consists in living dangerously. Build your cities at the foot of Vesuvius! (the gay science1882).
Living next to a volcano, living aware of mortality and awareness of danger is more reasonable than a comfortable life.
8. If a temple is to be erected, it must also be torn down (genealogy of morality1887).
Nietzsche wanted to found a new system of values; To do this, he believed, it was necessary to tear down the beliefs on which the European continent had been built.
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9. The word Christianity It is a mistake, there was only one Christian and he died on the cross (The Antichrist1895).
Critical of Christianity, but reflective about the character of Jesus.
10. There are no facts, only interpretations (The Portable Nietzsche1954).
There are no metaphysical truths, there is a long series of subjectivities and values… Every perspective is valid; neither is better or worse.
11. The surest way to corrupt young people is to tell them to hold those who think like them in higher esteem than those who think differently (The Aurora. Reflections on moral prejudices1881).
He defended the free thinkers and questioned the masses. This is one of the manifestos that proves it.
12. In the world there is a path that only you can go, where does it lead you? -Don’t ask, follow him! (Last Meditations, Schopenhauer as an educator1874).
Existentialist philosophy was not studied, it was lived. This was what the German writer proposed.
13. Plato is boring (The dusk of the idols1888).
The truth is not told in words.
14. There are two great European narcotics, alcohol and Christianity (The Antichrist1895).
These «narcotics» evade you from your own life.
15. Become who you are! (Thus spoke Zarathustra1891).
That is, one must fight against one’s own animal impulses, bring out the potential of humanity. Without a doubt, this is a daring proposal by Nietzsche.
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