Whoever has looked deeply into the world might well guess what wisdom lies in the superficiality of men.

The definition of morality: Morality is the idiosyncrasy of decadents having the hidden desire to revenge themselves upon life - and being successful.

you must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame; how could you rise anew if you have not first become ashes?

The broad effects which can be obtained by punishment in man and beast, are the increase of fear, the sharpening of the sense of cunning, the mastery of the desires; so it is that punishment tames man, but does not make him "better.".

Strong hope is a much greater stimulant of life than any single realised joy could be.

We must understand how to hide in darkness in order to escape the gnat-swarms of utterly annoying admirers.

The Christian church is an encyclopedia of prehistoric cults.