It is the powerful who know how to honour, it is their art, their domain for invention.

When one speaks of humanity, the idea is fundamental that this is something which separates and distinguishes man from nature. In reality, however, there is no such separation: "natural" qualities and those called truly "human" are inseparably grown together. Man, in his highest and noblest capacities, is wholly nature and embodies its uncanny dual character. Those of his abilities which are terrifying and considered inhuman may even be the fertile soil out of which alone all humanity can grow in impulse, deed, and work.

Every church is a stone on the grave of a god-man: it does not want him to rise up again under any circumstances.

What is wrong with Christianity is that it refrains from doing all those things that Christ commanded should be done.

We are doubly willing to jump into the water after some one who has fallen in, if there are people present who have not the courage to do so.

Women are considered deep - why? Because one can never discover any bottom to them. Women are not even shallow.

No one is such a liar as the indignant man.