I change too quickly: my today refutes my yesterday. When I ascend I often jump over steps, and no step forgives me that.

Not infrequently, we encounter copies of important human beings; and here, too, as in the case of paintings, most people prefer the copies to the originals.

It is terrible to die of thirst in the ocean. Do you have to salt your truth so heavily that it does not even-quench thirst any more?

Never to talk about oneself is a very refined form of hypocrisy.

Even truthfulness is but one means to knowledge, a ladder--but not the ladder.

A bad conscience is easier to cope with than a bad reputation.

Most people are far too much occupied with themselves to be malicious.