What if God were not exactly truth, and if this could be proved? And if he were instead the vanity, the desire for power, the ambitions, the fear, and the enraptured and terrified folly of mankind?

The hour-hand of life.

What does it matter whether I am shown to be right! I am right too much!--And he who laughs best today will also laugh last.

If you go to see the woman, do not forget the whip.

I teach you beyond Man (superman). Man is something that shall be surpassed. What have you done to surpass him?

Do not paint a picture either of God or the devil on your walls: this will ruin both your walls and the atmosphere.

When art dresses itself in the most worn-out material it is most easily recognized as art.