Friedrich Nietzsche Art Quotes

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What did Friedrich Nietzsche say about Art?

Friedrich Nietzsche has written many quotes about Art. E.g.,

  • The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.
  • We have art in order not to die of the truth.
  • Art is the proper task of life.

What are the top most famous Art quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche?

Here are the top most famous quotes about Art by Friedrich Nietzsche.

  • The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.
  • We have art in order not to die of the truth.
  • Art is the proper task of life.
  • Admiration for a quality or an art can be so strong that it deters us from striving to possess it.
  • Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest.
  • For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: intoxication.
  • I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be than a good dancer. For the dance is his ideal, also his fine art, finally also the only kind of piety he knows, his 'divine service.'
  • When art dresses in worn-out material it is most easily recognized as art.
  • Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day.
  • Art raises its head where creeds relax.