What I understand by "philosopher": a terrible explosive in the presence of which everything is in danger.

There are two things a real man likes - danger and play; and he likes woman because she is the most dangerous of play things.

The man loves danger and sport. That is why he loves woman, the most dangerous of all sports.

What can everyone do? Praise and blame. This is human virtue, this is human madness.

The most general deficiency in our sort of culture and education is gradually dawning on me: no one learns, no one strives towards, no one teaches--enduring loneliness.

I overcame myself, the sufferer; I carried my own ashes to the mountains; I invented a brighter flame for myself.

Rather perish than hate and fear, and twice rather perish than make oneself hated and feared — this must some day become the highest maxim for every single commonwealth.