No one lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.

The real question is: How much truth can I stand?

He who cannot command himself should obey. And many can command themselves, but much is still lacking before they can obey themselves.

You say a good cause justifies any war; but I say a good war justifies any cause.

Life is that which must overcome itself again and again

What was formerly merely sickly now becomes indecent : it is indecent to be a Christian today.

Weariness that wants to reach the ultimate with one leap, with one fatal leap, a poor ignorant weariness that does not want to want any more: this created all gods and afterworlds.