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Single Idea 18328

[from 'Twilight of the Idols' by Friedrich Nietzsche, in 23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / f. Compassion ]

Full Idea

The invalid is a parasite on society.

Gist of Idea

Invalids are parasites

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (Twilight of the Idols [1889], 8.36)

Book Reference

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Twilight of the Idols and The Anti-Christ', ed/tr. Hollingdale,R.J. [Penguin 1972], p.88


A Reaction

I'll skip the rest, but you get the idea. The point (with which I sympathise) is that life is primarily about what healthy people do. Something has gone wrong if all we do is worry about the sick and the suffering.