He who despises himself esteems himself as a self-despiser.

Those are my enemies: they want to overthrow and to construct nothing themselves. They say: "All that is worthless"--and want to create no value themselves.

What? A great man? I only ever see the ape of his own ideal.

If we have injured someone, giving him the opportunity to make a joke about us is often enough to provide him personal satisfaction, or even to win his good will.

The strongest have their moments of fatigue.

Man is more sensitive to the contempt of others than to self-contempt.

To learn from our enemies is the best pathway to loving them: for it makes us grateful to them.