I love him who reserveth no share of spirit for himself, but wanteth to be wholly the spirit of his virtue: thus walketh he as spirit over the bridge.

Go up close to your friend, but do not go over to him! We should also respect the enemy in our friend.

He who fights too long against dragons becomes a dragon himself; and if you gaze too long into the abyss, the abyss will gaze into you.

All modern philosophizing is political, policed by governments, churches, academics, custom, fashion, and human cowardice, all off which limit it to a fake learnedness.

if a person wishes to achieve peace of mind and happiness then they should acquire faith, but if they want to be a disciple of truth, which can be "frightening and ugly,” then they need to search.

Early in the morning, at break of day, in all the freshness and dawn of one's strength, to read a book -I call that vicious!

Beware in the presence of cats: they never give, they do not even retaliate--they only reply, and purr in doing so.