The Christian faith from the beginning, is sacrifice the sacrifice of all freedom, all pride, all self-confidence of spirit, it is at the same time subjection, self-derision, and self-mutilation.

For out of fear and need each religion is born, creeping into existence on the byways or reason.

I listened for the echo, and I heard only praise —

Whom do you call bad?--Those who always want to induce shame.

Christianity gave Eros poison to drink; he did not die of it, certainly, but degenerated to Vice.

Great men's errors are to be venerated as more fruitful than little men's truths.

Pity aims just as little at the pleasure of others as malice at the pain of others Per-Se.