Alas, where in the world have there been greater follies than with the compassionate? And what in the world has caused more suffering than the follies of the compassionate? Woe to all lovers who cannot surmount pity! Thus spoke the Devil to me once: Even God has his Hell: it is his love for man. And I lately heard him say these words: God is dead; God has died of his pity for man. Friedrich Nietzsche
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  1. It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.

  2. There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

  3. The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.

  4. One ought to hold on to one's heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too.

  5. Amor Fati — “Love Your Fate”, which is in fact your life.

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