Famous Quotes | At bottom, man mirrors himself...
At bottom, man mirrors himself in things; he considers everything beautiful that reflects his own image: the judgment “beautiful” is the vanity of his species.
- Friedrich Nietzsche
Attribution: Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher, classical scholar, critic of culture. Friedrich Nietzsche, Sämtliche Werke: Kritische Studienausgabe, vol. 6, p. 123, eds. Giorgio Colli and Mazzino Montinari, Berlin, de Gruyter (1980). Twilight of the Idols, “Skirmishes of an Untimely Man,” section 19 (prepared for publication 1888, published 1889).
Categories: Beauty, Classical Scholar, Critic Of Culture, Philosopher, Vanity
