Shadow in the flame. The flame is not so bright to itself as to those on whom it shines: so too the wise man.


Human, All Too Human (1878) - Helen Zimmern translation

Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes

Shadow in the flame. The flame is not so bright to itself as to those on whom it shines: so too the wise man.

Shadow in the flame. The flame is not so bright to itself as to those on whom it shines: so too the wise man.

Shadow in the flame. The flame is not so bright to itself as to those on whom it shines: so too the wise man.

Shadow in the flame. The flame is not so bright to itself as to those on whom it shines: so too the wise man.