It is a self-deception of philosophers and moralists to imagine that they escape decadence by opposing it. That is beyond their will; and, however little they acknowledge it, one later discovers that they were among the most powerful promoters of decadence.
Friedrich NietzscheLife is an instinct for growth, for survival, for the accumulation of forces, for power.
Friedrich NietzscheScience and art have that in common that everyday things seem to them new and attractive.
Friedrich Nietzsche