The first opinion that occurs to us when we are suddenly asked about a matter is usually not our own, but only the customary one, appropriate to our caste, position, or parentage; our own opinions seldom swim near the surface. Human, All Too Human
A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral. On Civil Disobedience
Choose not to be harmed—and you won't feel harmed. Don't feel harmed—and you haven't been. Book IV
Whoever despises himself still respects himself as one who despises. Beyond Good and Evil
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