Idleness is the parent of psychology.

Morality in Europe today is herd-morality

One lives for the day, one lives very fast, one lives very irresponsibly: precisely this is called "freedom."

Has anyone...any distinct notion of what poets of a stronger age understood by the word inspiration? ... There is an ecstasy such that the immese strain of it is sometimes relaxed by a flood of tears, along with which one's steps either rush or involuntarily lag, alternately. There is the feeling that one is completely out of hand, with the very distinct consciousness of an endless number of fine thrills and quiverings to the very toes... Everything happens quite involuntarily, as if in a tempestuous outburst of freedom, of absoluteness, of power and divinity.

Systems of morals are only a sign-language of the emotions.

It is far pleasanter to injure and afterwards beg forgiveness than to be injured and grant forgiveness. He who does the former gives evidence of power and afterwards of kindness of character.

The destiny of mankind is arranged for happy moments every life has such but not for happy times.