Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche was a 19th-century German philosopher. Central to his philosophy is the idea of “life-affirmation,” which involves an honest questioning of all doctrines that drain life's expansive energies, however socially prevalent those views might be.


In my opinion he seems to have been quite a gloomy guy. Very insightful and gloomy but, perhaps one can't be a philosopher without a certain amount of gloom...? ;)

More Nietzsche:

"The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently."

"It is not the struggle of opinions that has made history so violent, but rather the struggle of belief in opinions, that is, the struggle of convictions."

"One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises one makes."

"You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist."