He’s most well known for his work critiquing traditional European religion and morality, famously saying “God is dead" and predicting the “dissolution of traditional religion and metaphysics,” according to the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. And even though he’s the philosopher most people associate nihilism with, our quote of the day by Nietzsche is a hopeful and encouraging one about perseverance.
He did most of his writing and core work in the 1870s and 1880s, according to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. They also reported that Nietzsche’s criticisms exposed “false consciousness infecting people’s received ideas." Because of this, he is credited with not only influencing late modern thinkers such as Sigmund Freud and Karl Marx, but also how we think today, according to the BBC.
Again, even though he’s associated with nihilism—the belief that nothing really matters because nothing is guaranteed or known—he has a lot of inspiring quotes (since his work was a bit more nuanced than just one concept). And today’s quote highlights his encouraging words of determination to get through hard times.
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Quote of the Day by Friedrich Nietzsche
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A version of this quote appears in Twilight of the Idols (also known by its longer title Twilight of the Idols, or, How to Philosophize with a Hammer), first published in 1889. It’s basically a comprehensive view of Nietzsche’s philosophy and “mature ideas.”
“When one has one’s wherefore of life, one gets along with almost every how.—Man does not strive after happiness; the Englishman only does so.”
“If a man knows the wherefore of his existence, then the manner of it can take care of itself. Man does not aspire to happiness; only the Englishman does that.”
“As we said before, any attempt to restore a man’s inner strength in the camp had first to succeed in showing him some future goal. Nietzsche’s words, ‘He who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how,’ could be the guiding motto for all psychotherapeutic and psychohygienic efforts regarding prisoners.”
The great thing about a quote like this one is that it’s short and simple, yet still packs a punch with its meaning.
Kind of like the age-old adage, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way,” if there is a power behind your actions and meaning to what you’re doing, you will always persevere. It won’t be easy, of course, and it won’t be over fast (depending on what it is you’re going through), but just know it’ll pass. And you’ll come out stronger (and sometimes better for it) on the other side.
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More Quotes from Friedrich Nietzsche
“What does not kill me, makes me stronger.”“Existence really is an imperfect tense that never becomes a present.”“One ought to hold on to one's heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too.”“Our vanity desires that what we do best should be considered what is hardest for us.”“Oh great star! What would your happiness be if you did not have us to shine for?”Related: Quote of the Day: Psychologist Rollo May on the Importance of Communication and Community
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