God is a gross answer, an indelicacy against us thinkers- at bottom merely a gross prohibition for us: you shall not think!

Does not the discipline of the scientific spirit just commence when one no longer harbours any conviction?

Rash actions are seldom committed in isolation. With the first rash action we always do too much. So we usually go on to commit asecond one--and then we do too little.

Every philosophy is the philosophy of some stage of life.

Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.Courageous, untroubled, mocking and violent-that is what Wisdom wants us to be. Wisdom is a woman, and loves only a warrior.

We are so fond of being out among nature, because it has no opinions about us.

I know no other way to associate with great tasks than as play: as a sign of greatness, this is an essential presupposition.