In a republic, that paradise of debility, the politician is a petty tyrant who obeys the laws.
There is only one thing worse than boredom, and that is the fear of boredom.
History proves nothing because it contains everything.
Self-conscious rejection of the absolute is the best way to resist God; thus illusion, the substance of life, is saved.
To accomplish nothing and die of the strain
Knowledge, having irritated and stimulated our appetite for power, will lead us inexorably to our ruin.