Pathetic attitudes are not in keeping with greatness.

Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.

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

Those who create are hard of heart.

There is a certain right by which we many deprive a man of life, but none by which we may deprive him of death; this is mere cruelty.

Species do not grow more perfect: the weaker dominate the strong, again and again- the reason being that they are the great majority, and they are also cleverer. Darwin forgot the mind (-that is English!): the weak possess more mind. ... To acquire mind, one must need mind-one loses it when one no longer needs it.

But let me open up my heart to you completely, my friends: if there were gods, how could I bear not being a god! Hence, there areno gods. I drew this conclusion, to be sure--but now it draws me.