Sometimes we owe a friend to the lucky circumstance that we give him no cause for envy.

The task is not to overcome opponents in general but only those opponents against whom one has to summon all one's strength, one's skill and one's swordsmanship-in fact to master opponents who are one's equals.

He who fights too long against dragons becomes a dragon himself; and if you gaze too long into the abyss, the abyss will gaze into you.

Among the wealthy, generosity is often merely a kind of shyness.

Nothing can be done about it: every master has but a single pupil--and he will not stay loyal to him--for he is also destined to become a master.

Some are made modest by great praise, others insolent.

On the tree, Future, we build our nest; and in our solitude eagles shall bring us nourishment in their beaks!