Famous Quotes | The charm of knowledge would be...
The charm of knowledge would be small indeed, were it not that there is so much shame to be overcome on the way to it.
- Friedrich Nietzsche
Attribution: Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher, classical scholar, critic of culture. Friedrich Nietzsche, Sämtliche Werke: Kritische Studienausgabe, vol. 5, p. 85, eds. Giorgio Colli and Mazzino Montinari, Berlin, de Gruyter (1980). Beyond Good and Evil, “Fourth Part: Maxims and Interludes,” section 65 (1886).
Categories: Classical Scholar, Critic Of Culture, Knowledge, Philosopher, Shame
