It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.
The individual never asserts himself more than when he forgets himself.
I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress.
I find just as much profit in cultivating my hates as my loves.
The true return to nature is the definitive return to the elements-death.
To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.