[Neurotics are] torn by inner conflicts ... Every neurotic ... is at war with himself. Self-Analysis
Pity is the most agreeable feeling among those who have little pride and no prospects of great conquests. The Gay Science
“If I had found the food I liked, believe me, I should have made no fuss and stuffed myself like you or anyone else.” These were his last words, but in his dimming eyes there remained the firm though no longer proud persuasion that he was still continuing to fast.” A Hunger Artist
It needs to realize that what happens to everyone—bad and good alike—is neither good nor bad. (Hays translation) Book IV
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