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24133 | I have perfected fatalism, as recurrence and denial of the will [Nietzsche] |
Full Idea: I have perfected fatalism, through eternal recurrence and preexistence, and through the elimination of the concept 'will'. | |
From: Friedrich Nietzsche (Unpublished Notebooks 1884-85 [1884], 25[214]) | |
A reaction: 'Amor fati' - love of fate - was his oft repeated slogan. We can all understand 'go with the flow', but I'm not sure about anything more universal than that. |
24152 | Fate is inspiring, if you understand you are part of it [Nietzsche] |
Full Idea: Fate is an inspiring thought for those who understand that they are part of it. | |
From: Friedrich Nietzsche (Unpublished Notebooks 1884-85 [1884], 26[442]) | |
A reaction: Sounds a bit like the Niagara Falls being inspiring if you are being swept over it. I find the possibility of fatalism neutral, rather than inspiring. |