Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today

Horrible experiences lead us to wonder whether the person who experiences them might not be something horrible.

Our body is simply a social structure made of many souls.

Modern science has as its object as little pain as possible, as long a life as possible - hence a sort of eternal blessedness, but of a very limited kind in comparison with the promises of religion.

A real fox calls sour not only those grapes that he cannot reach but also those that he has reached and taken away from others.

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.

Not by wrath does one kill, but by laughter.