Friedrich Nietzsche
philosopher · Germany · Switzerland · Italy · 1844–1900
A philosopher who became a professor at Basel at twenty-four, resigned through illness, and wrote his books moving between boarding houses in the Alps and Italy.
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1883
I say to you: one must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.
Ich sage euch: man muss noch Chaos in sich haben, um einen tanzenden Stern gebären zu können.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, prologue
1883
I would believe only in a god who knew how to dance.
Ich würde nur an einen Gott glauben, der zu tanzen verstünde.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, part 1
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