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Full Idea
In the hands of the strongest every kind of pessimism and nihilism becomes only one more hammer and tool with which one mounts a new pair of wings on oneself.
Gist of Idea
For the strongest people, nihilism gives you wings!
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Unpublished Notebooks 1885-86 [1886], 2[101])
Book Ref
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Fragments from 1885-86 (v 16)', ed/tr. Del Caro,Adrian [Stanford 2020], p.352
A Reaction
Not sure how this works. Why is great strength needed? Strength implies forceful overcoming. The wings come from rejecting nihilism, but why does that need strength? Aren't there people with wings who never even thought of nihilism?