"We take a fancy to something: and..." - Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche
We take a fancy to something: and scarcely have we thoroughly taken a fancy to it when that tyrant in us calls out: "Give me thatin sacrifice"--and we give it.
More by Friedrich Nietzsche
“Like the creatures of the forest and the sea, I love To lose myself for a while.”
“And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.”
“The Greeks, with their truly healthy culture, have once and for all justified philosophy simply by having engaged in it, and having engaged in it more fully than any other people.”
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“A man can no more make a safe use of wealth without reason than he can of a horse without a bridle.”
“The key to human happiness lies within our own state of mind, and so too do the primary obstacles to that happiness.”
“In daily practice, reflect on the benefits of love, compassion and kindness, then reflect on the disadvantages of anger. Such continuous contemplation, the growing appreciation of love, has the effect of reducing our inclination towards hatred and increasing our respect for love. By this means even anger can be diminished.”