How much reverence has a noble man for his enemies!--and such reverence is a bridge to love.--For he desires his enemy for himself, as his mark of distinction; he can endure no other enemy than one in whom there is nothing to despise and very much to honor! In contrast to this, picture "the enemy" as the man of ressentiment conceives him--and here precisely is his deed, his creation: he has conceived "the evil enemy," "the Evil One," and this in fact is his basic concept, from which he then evolves, as an afterthought and pendant, a "good one"--himself! Genealogy of Morals
It needs to realize that what happens to everyone—bad and good alike—is neither good nor bad. (Hays translation) Book IV
When we remember that we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. Mark Twain's Notebook
“When our mind melts, do we feel it melt?” My Sweet Orange Tree
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