We believe that we know something about the things themselves when we speak of trees, colors, snow, and flowers; and yet we possess nothing but metaphors for things — metaphors which correspond in no way to the original entities.


On Truth and Lie in an Extra-Moral Sense (1873)

Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes

We believe that we know something about the things themselves when we speak of trees, colors, snow, and flowers; and yet we possess nothing but...

We believe that we know something about the things themselves when we speak of trees, colors, snow, and flowers; and yet we possess nothing but...

We believe that we know something about the things themselves when we speak of trees, colors, snow, and flowers; and yet we possess nothing but...

We believe that we know something about the things themselves when we speak of trees, colors, snow, and flowers; and yet we possess nothing but...