At present I am light, now I fly, now I see myself below me, now a god dances through me.

A person must have a good memory to keep the promises he has made. A person must have a strong imagination to be able to have pity. So closely is morality tied to the quality of the intellect.

You highest men whom I have ever seen! This is my suspicion about you and my secret laughter: I guess that you would call my superman--a devil!

Never trust a thought that didn't come by walking.

The love of truth has its reward in heaven and even on earth.

I love him who justifieth the future ones, and redeemeth the past ones: for he is willing to succumb through the present ones.

Rather perish than hate and fear, and twice rather perish than make oneself hated and feared — this must some day become the highest maxim for every single commonwealth.