Friedrich Nietzsche Virtue Quotations

I love him who maketh his virtue his inclination and destiny: thus, for the sake of his virtue, he is willing to live on, or live no more.

I love him who loveth his virtue: for virtue is the will to down-going, and an arrow of longing.

I love him who reserveth no share of spirit for himself, but wanteth to be wholly the spirit of his virtue: thus walketh he as spirit over the bridge.

Jealous is every virtue of the others, and a dreadful thing is jealousy. Even virtues may succumb by jealousy.

Every virtue has its privilege: for example, that of contributing its own little bundle of wood to the funeral pyre of one condemned.

I love him who desireth not too many virtues. One virtue is more of a virtue than two, because it is more of a knot for one's destiny to cling to.

What is the greatest thing ye can experience? It is the hour of great contempt. The hour in which even your happiness becometh loathsome unto you, and so also your reason and virtue.

Pity is extolled as the virtue of prostitutes.

All good things were formerly bad things; every original sin has turned into an original virtue.

Chastity is a virtue with some, but with many it is almost a vice.

The ascetic makes a necessity of virtue.

We set no special value on the possession of a virtue until we percieve that it is entirely lacking in our adversary.

When virtue has slept it will arise more vigorous.

If a woman possesses manly virtues one should run away from her; and if she does not possess them she runs away from herself.

In compassionate men, severity is a virtue.

To get into just those situations where sham virtues will not suffice, but rather where, as with the ropedancer on his rope, one either falls or stands--or gets down.

One can also be undignified and flattering toward a virtue.

One is punished best for one's virtues.

He who possesses greatness is cruel towards his secondary virtues and considerations.

We do not place especial value on the possession of a virtue until we notice its total absence in our opponent.

Let thy virtue be too high for the familiarity of names, and if thou must speak of it, be not ashamed to stammer about it.

If virtue goes to sleep, it will be more vigorous when it awakes.

It is a distinction to have many virtues, but a hard lot.

Virtues are dangerous as vices insofar as they are allowed to rule over one as authorities and not as qualities one develops oneself.