Beyond Good and Evil, Aphorism 153

He who knows himself to be profound endeavors to be clear; he who would like to appear profound to the crowd endeavors to be obscure.

Oh, how much is today hidden by science! Oh, how much it is expected to hide!

It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book.

Although you have so far demonstrated little faith in my ability to pay, I yet hope to demonstrate that I am somebody who pays his debts-for example, to you.

Genuine historical knowledge requires nobility of character, a profound understanding of human existence - not detachment and objectivity.

Possessions are usually diminished by possession.