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"There is a false saying: "How can someone who can’t save himself save others?" Supposing I have the key to your chains, why should your lock and my lock be the
by pdsouza 8y ago
"There is a false saying: "How can someone who can’t save himself save others?" Supposing I have the key to your chains, why should your lock and my lock be the same?" (Nietzsche)
ref: https://academyofideas.com/2017/02/nietzsche-psychology-become-who-you-are/ https://academyofideas.com/2017/02/nietzsche-psychology-beco...
- wu-ikkyu 8y ago>Supposing I have the key to your chains The road to hell is paved with good intentions. How do you know you have the key?
- Sileni 8y agoYou don't. You try the key on the lock, and if it doesn't work you keep looking for another key. Nietzsche is saying "I FOUND A KEY! Anyone care to try it in their lock?" Eh, that might be a bit more euphemistic than I meant to be, but the point is there.