Nov 18, 2008

Famous Quotes | A good seat on a horse steals...

A good seat on a horse steals away your opponent’s courage and your onlooker’s heart—what reason is there to attack? Sit like one who has conquered? - Friedrich Nietzsche Attribution: Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher, classical scholar, critic of culture. Friedrich Nietzsche, Sämtliche Werke: Kritische Studienausgabe, vol. 2, p. 521, eds. Giorgio Colli and Mazzino Montinari, Berlin, de Gruyter (1980). Mixed Opinions and Maxims, aphorism 354, “The Victorious Seat,” (1879).

Categories: Classical Scholar, Comportment, Critic Of Culture, Horses, Philosopher, Victory