The Will to Power [Der Wille zur Macht], Book 1, Part 2, ch. 2/b, § 91 (1901) [ed. Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche] [tr. Kaufmann/Hollingdale (1967)] - Nietzsche, Friedrich | WIST Quotations
Perhaps I know best why man alone laughs: he alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter. [Vielleicht weiss ich am besten, warum der Mensch allein lacht: er allein leidet so tief, dass er das Lachen erfinden musste.] (Source (German)). Alternate translations: Perhaps I know best why man…
