"State," I call it, where they all drink poison, the good and the wicked; "state," where they all lose themselves, the good and the wicked; "state," where they all call their slow suicide-"life."

A strong and well-constituted man digests his experiences (deeds and misdeeds all included) just as he digests his meats, even when he has some tough morsels to swallow.

Christianity is called the religion of pity.

Whatever a theologian regards as true must be false: there you have almost a criterion of truth.

The beast in us must be[78] wheedled: ethic is necessary, that we may not be torn to pieces.

It is nobler to declare oneself wrong than to insist on being right --especially when one is right.

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.