Famous Quotes | A man’s maturity: that is to...
A man’s maturity: that is to have rediscovered the seriousness he possessed as a child at play.
- Friedrich Nietzsche
Attribution: Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher, classical scholar, critic of culture. Friedrich Nietzsche, Sämtliche Werke: Kritische Studienausgabe, vol. 5, p. 90, eds. Giorgio Colli and Mazzino Montinari, Berlin, de Gruyter (1980). Beyond Good and Evil, “Fourth Part: Maxims and Interludes,” section 94 (1886).
Categories: Classical Scholar, Critic Of Culture, Maturity, Philosopher, Play, Seriousness