Full Idea
A thought comes when 'it' wants, not when 'I' want.
Gist of Idea
A thought comes when 'it' wants, not when 'I' want
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Beyond Good and Evil [1886], §017)
Book Reference
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Beyond Good and Evil', ed/tr. Hollingdale,R.J. [Penguin 1973], p.28
A Reaction
A wonderful remark (which I have since found in Schopenhauer). I don't see how the most enthusiastic free will libertarian can deny it.
Related Idea
Idea 21477 We don't control our own thinking [Schopenhauer]