Friedrich Nietzsche, quoted in: Alfred Nordmann (2005), Wittgenstein's Tractatus: An Introduction, p. 116

An aphorism is an audacity.

— Friedrich Nietzsche on Aphorisms

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Friedrich Nietzsche

About Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet, writer, and philologist whose work has exerted a profound influence on modern intellectual history. His critiques of contemporary culture, religion, and philosophy centered on a basic question regarding the foundation of values and morality.