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

Whoever, at any time, has undertaken to build a new heaven has found the strength for it in his own hell.

Strideth over all mountains, and laugheth at all tragedies

The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence, rather a condition of it.

Yes, life is a woman!

In this state one enriches everything out of one's own fullness: whatever one sees, whatever wills is seen swelled, taut, strong, overloaded with strength. A man in this state transforms things until they mirror his power—until they are reflections of his perfection. This having to transform into perfection is—art.

Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.Courageous, untroubled, mocking and violent-that is what Wisdom wants us to be. Wisdom is a woman, and loves only a warrior.