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Read & copy the quotation
“Without music life would be a mistake.”
- Date
- 1889
- English wording
- Anthony M. Ludovici — Translator · from German
Meaning of “Without music life would be a mistake.”
The compact declaration gives music an essential place in Nietzsche’s picture of a life worth affirming, expressing aesthetic valuation rather than a measurable claim that music is necessary for every person’s health or happiness.
Where does it come from?
The Twilight of the Idols, “Maxims and Missiles,” maxim 33, Anthony M. Ludovici translation, Project Gutenberg #52263. The maxim begins comically with the sound of a bagpipe before arriving at this sentence.
