Historical refutation as the definitive refutation.- In former times, one sought to prove that there is no God - today one indicates how the belief that there is a God arose and how this belief acquired its weight and importance: a counter-proof that there is no God thereby becomes superfluous.- When in former times one had refuted the 'proofs of the existence of God' put forward, there always remained the doubt whether better proofs might not be adduced than those just refuted: in those days atheists did not know how to make a clean sweep.

I wish to be at any time hereafter only a yea-sayer!

Did you ever say yes to a pleasure? oh my friends, then you also said yes to all pain. all things are linked, entwined, in love with one another.

Every philosophy is the philosophy of some stage of life.

There is a certain right by which we many deprive a man of life, but none by which we may deprive him of death; this is mere cruelty.

Joy wants the eternity of all things, wants deep, wants deep eternity.

When asses are needed.- You will never get the crowd to cry Hosanna until you ride into town on an ass.