This tremendous event is still on its way, still wandering; it has not yet reached the ears of men. Lightning and thunder require time; the light on the stars requires time; deeds though done, still require time to be seen and heard. This deed is still more distant from them than the most distant stars - and yet they have done it themselves.

Seducing one's neighbor to a good opinion and then afterwards believing devoutly in this neighbor's opinion--who can match women in this clever ploy?

Only as an aesthetic product can the world be justified to all eternity.

He who thinks a great deal is not suited to be a party man: he thinks his way through the party and out the other side too soon.

One should not wish to enjoy where one does not give joy.

In constructing concepts, we overlook the fact that no two things are the same. There is no such thing as the concept of a leaf, only billions and billions of leaves.

The world was conquered through the understanding of dogs; the world exists through the understanding of dogs.