Is it not better to fall into the hands of a murderer, than into the dreams of a lustful woman?

I teach you beyond Man (superman). Man is something that shall be surpassed. What have you done to surpass him?

Man is a rope, tied between beast and overman — a rope over an abyss.

Without music, life would be a mistake... I would only believe in a God who knew how to dance.

There are ages in which the rational man and the intuitive man stand side by side, the one in fear of intuition, the other with scorn for abstraction. The latter is just as irrational as the former is inartistic.

We ought to face our destiny with courage.

The Christian faith from the beginning, is sacrifice the sacrifice of all freedom, all pride, all self-confidence of spirit, it is at the same time subjection, self-derision, and self-mutilation.