Freedom of Will-that is the expression for the complex state of delight of the person exercising volition, who commands and at the same time identifies himself with the executor of the order-who, as such, enjoys also the triumph over obstacles, but thinks within himself that it was really his own will that overcame them. In this way the person exercising volition adds the feelings of delight of his successful executive instruments, the useful underwills or under-souls-indeed, our body is but a social structure composed of many souls-to his feelings of delight as commander.

One must know how to conserve oneself- the best test of independence.

Stupidity in a woman is unfeminine.

Let man fear woman when she loves: then she makes any sacrifice, and everything else seems without value to her

In the mountains of truth, you never climb in vain.

So far there has been no philosopher in whose hands philosophy has not grown into an apology for knowledge; on this point, at least, every one is an optimist, that the greatest usefulness must be ascribed to knowledge. They are all tyrannized over by logic, and this is optimism in its essence.

God created woman. And boredom did indeed cease from that moment-but many other things ceased as well!