Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.

Überzeugungen sind gefährlichere Feinde der Wahrheit als Lügen.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Human, All Too Human

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Topic

Convictions Beliefs Truth and lies Truth Lies

Author

Friedrich Nietzsche

Source

Human, All Too Human

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

German

Time

1878 1870s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

Germany Europe

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Original Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Menschliches, Allzumenschliches: Ein Buch für freie Geister [Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits]. Ernst Schmeizner, 1878, aphorism 483.

Current Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Nietzsche: Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits in the History of Philosophy. 1878. Translated by R. J. Hollingdale. Cambridge UP, 2nd Ed. Nov. 7, 1996. Aphorism 483.

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How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?

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Sherlock Holmes

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Source
The Sign of the Four
Medium
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Language
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Time
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Doyle, Arthur Conan. "The Sign of the Four." Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1890.

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Under certain circumstances, one nowhere feels as lonely and lost as in the metropolitan crowd.

Georg Simmel

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Author

Georg Simmel
Source
The Metropolis and Mental Life
Statement Type
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Language
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Time
1903 1900s 20th century
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Citation

Simmel, Georg. "Die Großstädte und das Geistesleben [The Metropolis and Mental Life]." The First German Municipal Exposition. 1903, Dresden, Germany. Lecture.