Alas! There cometh the time when man will no longer give birth to any star. Alas! There cometh the time of the most despicable man, who can no longer despise himself.

To get into just those situations where sham virtues will not suffice, but rather where, as with the ropedancer on his rope, one either falls or stands--or gets down.

If you wish to understand a philosopher, do not ask what he says, but find out what he wants

When a woman has scholarly inclinations there is usually something wrong with her sexuality.

The English are a nation of consummate cant.

Our shortcomings are the eyes with which we see the ideal.

Alas, where is there still a sea in which one could drown: thus our lament resounds – across shallow swamps.