Forwarded from Wandering SpΛrtan
"The teaching μηδὲν ἄγαν applies to men of surpassing strength — not to ordinary men.
Εγκράτεια and ἄσκησις are only steps to higher things. Above them stands "golden Nature."
"Thou shalt" — unconditional obedience in Stoics, in Christian and Arabian orders, in Kant's philosophy (it is immaterial whether this obedience is shown to a superior or to a concept).
Higher than "thou shalt" stands "I will" (the heroes); higher than "I will" stands "I am" (the gods of the Greeks).
Barbarian gods express nothing of the pleasure of restraint, — they are neither simple, nor light-hearted, nor moderate."
— Nietzsche, The Will to Power
Εγκράτεια and ἄσκησις are only steps to higher things. Above them stands "golden Nature."
"Thou shalt" — unconditional obedience in Stoics, in Christian and Arabian orders, in Kant's philosophy (it is immaterial whether this obedience is shown to a superior or to a concept).
Higher than "thou shalt" stands "I will" (the heroes); higher than "I will" stands "I am" (the gods of the Greeks).
Barbarian gods express nothing of the pleasure of restraint, — they are neither simple, nor light-hearted, nor moderate."
— Nietzsche, The Will to Power
Forwarded from A Knight’s Path
“The knightly-aristocratic value-judgements presuppose a powerful physicality, a rich, burgeoning, even overflowing health, as well as those things which help to preserve it — war, adventure, hunting, dancing, competitive games and everything which involves strong, free, high-spirited activity.”
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- Friedrich Nietzsche
Forwarded from Diary of an Underground Ronin
"Nietzsche was right. The world belongs to the strong. To the strong who are noble as well and who do not wallow in the swine-trough of trade and exchange. The world belongs to the true nobleman, to the great blond beasts, to the non-compromisers, to the yes-sayers."
— Jack London
— Jack London