I am driven out of fatherlands and motherlands. Thus I now love only my children's land, yet undiscovered, in the farthest sea; for this I bid my sails search and search.

I love those who do not first seek a reason beyond the stars for going down and being sacrifices, but sacrifice themselves to the earth, that the earth of the Superman may hereafter arrive.

The masters have been done away with; the morality of the common man has triumphed.

Your highest thought, however, ye shall have it commanded unto you by me - and it is this: man is something that is to be surpassed.

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

I change too quickly: my today refutes my yesterday. When I ascend I often jump over steps, and no step forgives me that.

Loving and perishing: it's been a rhyme all these eternities. The will to love: that is, also being willing to die.