At the very moment when someone is beginning to take philosophy seriously, the whole world believes the opposite.

Brave people may be persuaded to an action by representing it as being more dangerous than it really is.

The craving for equality can express itself either as a desire to pull everyone down to our own level (by belittling them, excluding them, tripping them up) or as a desire to raise ourselves up along with everyone else (by acknowledging them, helping them, and rejoicing in their success).

One never perishes through anybody but oneself.

What do I care about the purring of one who cannot love, like the cat?

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

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.