He who cannot command himself should obey. And many can command themselves, but much is still lacking before they can obey themselves.

One hears but one does not seek; one takes -- one does not ask who gives; a thought flashes up like lightning, it comes of necessity and unfalteringly formed.

The great end of art is to strike the imagination with the power of a soul that refuses to admit defeat even in the midst of a collapsing world.

In the true man there is a child concealed who wants to play.

Every profound spirit needs a mask.

Democracy represents the disbelief in all great men and in all elite societies: everybody is everybody's equal.

When one does away with oneself one does the most estimable thing possible: one thereby almost deserves to live.