Shadow in the flame. The flame is not so bright to itself as to those on whom it shines: so too the wise man.
• Section IX, "Man Alone with Himself" / aphorism 570
• Section IX, "Man Alone with Himself" / aphorism 570
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Schatten in der Flamme. - Die Flamme ist sich selber nicht so hell, als den Anderen, denen sie leuchtet: so auch der Weise.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
What It Means
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• Section IX, "Man Alone with Himself" / aphorism 570" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Friedrich Nietzsche" (Quotes, Human, All Too Human (1878): Menschliches, Allzumenschliches, Helen Zimmern translation: (1909-1913))
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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.
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.
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