Against boredom even gods struggle in vain.

Crude men who feel themselves insulted tend to assess the degree of insult as high as possible, and talk about the offense in greatly exaggerated language, only so they can revel to their heart's content in the aroused feelings of hatred and revenge.

All human life is sunk deep in untruth; the individual cannot pull it out of this well without growing profoundly annoyed with his entire past, without finding his present motives (like honor) senseless, and without opposing scorn and disdain to the passions that urge one on to the future and to the happiness in it.

On the tree, Future, we build our nest; and in our solitude eagles shall bring us nourishment in their beaks!

Not their love of humanity, but the impotence of their love, prevents the Christians of today - burning us.

There is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it has never yet occurred that they, too, might be admired some day.

A real fox calls sour not only those grapes that he cannot reach but also those that he has reached and taken away from others.