German "philosopher, poet".
"He was a noted critic of Christianity, conformism and nationalism who wrote "The Birth of Tragedy," 1872."
Such a man as instinctively feeds on pure ambrosia and leaves alone the indigestible in things.
In music the passions enjoy themselves.
"The aphorism, the apophthegm, in which I am the first master among Germans, are the forms of "eternity"; my ambition is to say in ten sentences what everyone else says in a book -- what everyone else does not say in a book."
"The moment Germany rises as a great power, France gains a new importance as a cultural power."
"To die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly. Death of one's own free choice, death at the proper time, with a clear head and with joyfulness, consummated in the midst of children and witnesses. . ."
