Over immense periods of time the intellect produced nothing but errors. A few of these proved to be useful and helped to preserve the species: those who hit upon or inherited these had better luck in their struggle for themselves and their progeny. Such erroneous articles of faith... include the following: that there are things, substances, bodies; that a thing is what it appears to be; that our will is free; that what is good for me is also good in itself.

I climb upon the highest mountains, laughing at all tragedies - whether real or imaginary.

All names of good and evil are images; they do not speak out, they only hint. He is a fool who seeks knowledge from them.

A very popular error: having the courage of one's convictions; rather it is a matter of having the courage for an attack on one's convictions.

It is however a disgrace to pray! Not for all, but for you, and me, and whoever has his a conscience.

We talk so abstractly about poetry because all of us are usually bad poets.

When we think of all the things we want to do with our other half the answer should be simple; we should want to do absolutely everything with them. We should want to experience everything, feel everything, see everything with no one but them by our sides. When we look back on our lives it's not the things we did do with them that we'll regret, it's the things we didn't do.