"My formula for greatness in a human being is amor fati: that one wants nothing to be different, not forward, not backward, not in all eternity. Not merely bear what is necessary, still less conceal it—all idealism is mendaciousness in the face of what is necessary—but love it."
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"Thus Spoke Zarathustra" (1883-85) by Nietzsche explores profound ideas via Zarathustra, inspired by Zoroaster. It blends poetry and philosophy, challenging traditional morality and introducing concepts like the Übermensch.
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The great German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche would describe his formula for human greatness as amor fati— a love of fate. “That one wants nothing to be different, not forward, not backwards, not in...
That is not to say that the good will always outweigh the bad. Still, embrace all of it. Don’t wish for it to be any different. You don’t have to like it to work with it—to use it to your advantage. Amor fati— a love of what happens. Because that’s you...
Not merely to bear what is necessary, but to love it.
A blazing fire makes flame and brightness out of everything that is thrown into it.
Love everything that happens.
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