A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.--What was that god thinking who counseled, "Know thyself!" Did he perhaps mean,"Cease to concern yourself! Become objective!"--And Socrates?--And "scientific men"?
Friedrich NietzscheEverything that is ponderous, vicious and pompously clumsy, all long-winded and wearying kinds of style, are developed in great variety among Germans.
Friedrich NietzscheA nation is a detour of nature to arrive at five or six great men- yes, and then to get around them.
Friedrich Nietzsche