One must have chaos inside oneself to give birth to a dancing star.

Man muss noch Chaos in sich haben, um einen tanzenden Stern gebären zu können.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Thus Spoke Zarathustra

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Inner turmoil Genius Creativity

Author

Friedrich Nietzsche

Source

Thus Spoke Zarathustra

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

German

Time

1883 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

Germany Europe

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Original Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Also sprach Zarathustra: Ein Buch für Alle und Keinen [Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None]. Chemnitz: Ernst Schmeitzner, 1883, pt. 1.

Current Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Nietzsche: Thus Spoke Zarathustra, edited by Robert Pippin, translated by Adrian Del Caro. Cambridge University Press, 2006, pt. 1.

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Another quote from the 1880s

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Gabriel Manigault

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Gabriel Manigault
Language
English
Time
1884 1880s 19th century
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Manigault, Gabriel. A Political Creed: Embracing Some Ascertained Truths in Sociology and Politics. New York: Wynkoop & Hallenbeck, 1884, ch. 27.

Another quote about Creativity

The true creator is necessity, who is the mother of our invention.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Creativity Innovation Invention
Speaker
Socrates

Author

Plato
Source
Republic
Medium
Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.

Another quote originally in German

A spectre is haunting Europe—the spectre of Communism.

Karl Marx

The Communist Manifesto

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Communism

Author

Karl Marx
Source
The Communist Manifesto
Medium
Pamphlet
Genre
Political literature Economic literature
Language
German
Time
1848 1840s 19th century
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Original Citation

Marx, Karl and Friedrich Engels [published anonymously]. Manifest der kommunistischen Partei [Manifesto of the Communist Party]. London: Gedruckt in der Office der Bildungs-Gesellschaft für Arbeiter, 1848.

Current Citation

Marx, Karl and Friedrich Engels. The Communist Manifesto, translated by Samuel Moore and Friedrich Engels. Penguin Classics, 2002.