John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9660 Friedrih Wilhelm Nietzshe 1844-1900 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9660 |
| AUTHOR: | Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844–1900) |
| QUOTATION: | He that prefers the beautiful to the useful in life will, undoubtedly, like children who prefer sweetmeats to bread, destroy his digestion and acquire a very fretful outlook on the world. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Maxims. |