The Christian church has left nothing untouched by its depravity; it has turned every value into worthlessness, and every truth into a lie

Verily, I do not like them, the merciful who feel blessed in their pity: they are lacking too much in shame. If I must pity, at least I do not want it known; and if I do pity, it is preferably from a distance.

Many people, especially women, never experience boredom because they have never learned to work properly.

When a man is in love he endures more than at other times; he submits to everything.

Love matches, so called, have illusion for their father and need for their mother.

He who does not need to lie is proud of not being a liar.

Spiritual strength and passion, when accompanied by bad manners, only provoke loathing.