"Once the decision has been made, close..." - Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche
Once the decision has been made, close your ear even to the best counter argument: sign of a strong character. Thus an occasional will to stupidity.
More by Friedrich Nietzsche
“Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal.”
“The golden fleece of self-sufficiency guards against cudgel- blows but not against pin-pricks.”
“A man unconsciously imagines that where he is strong, where he feels most thoroughly alive, the element of his freedom must lie.”
More on Decision
“So if you don't like your life, change it. How would you change it? You decide. There's no action without first decision. Decision is the mother or the father of action, and action is what changes your life.”
“Impulse without reason is enough, and reason without impulse is a poor makeshift.”
“Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.”
More on Character
“It is commonly the personal character of a writer which gives him his public significance. It is not imparted by his genius. Napoleon said of Corneille, "Were he living I would make him a king;" but he did not read him. He read Racine, yet he said nothing of the kind of Racine.”
“Decency and tolerance, to be of any value, must be capable of withstanding the severest strain.”
“Houses are like the human beings that inhabit them.”