There is only nobility of birth, only nobility of blood. When one speaks of "aristocrats of the spirit," reasons are usually not lacking for concealing something. As is well known, it is a favorite term among ambitious Jews. For spirit alone does not make noble. Rather, there must be something to ennoble the spirit. What then is required? Blood.


Sec. 942 (Notebook W I 5. August - September 1885, KGW VII, 3.412, KSA 11.678). - The Will to Power (1888)

Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes

There is only nobility of birth, only nobility of blood. When one speaks of aristocrats of the spirit, reasons are usually not lacking for concealing ...

There is only nobility of birth, only nobility of blood. When one speaks of aristocrats of the spirit, reasons are usually not lacking for concealing ...

There is only nobility of birth, only nobility of blood. When one speaks of aristocrats of the spirit, reasons are usually not lacking for concealing ...

There is only nobility of birth, only nobility of blood. When one speaks of aristocrats of the spirit, reasons are usually not lacking for concealing ...