Friedrich Nietzsche Quote

love as a passion—it is our European specialty—must absolutely be of noble origin; as is well known, its invention is due to the Provencal poet-cavaliers, those brilliant, ingenious men of the "gai saber," to whom Europe owes so much, and almost owes itself.

Political writings of Friedrich Nietzsche: an edited anthology (ed. Palgrave MacMillan, 2008) - ISBN: 9780230537729