One must never have spared oneself, one must have acquired hardness as a habit to be cheerful and in good spirits in the midst of nothing but hard truths.

In every party there is one person who, through his dotingly credulous enunciation of party principles, incites the other members to defection.

Faith actually moves no mountains, but instead raises them up where there were none before.

Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual.

And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.

The best belongs to me and mine; and if we are not given it, we take it: the best food, the purest sky, the most robust thoughts, the fairest women!

All truth is simple... is that not doubly a lie?