When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you.

You say, it's dark. And in truth, I did place a cloud before your sun. But do you not see how the edges of the cloud are already glowing and turning light.

Winter, a bad guest, sitteth with me at home; blue are my hands with his friendly handshaking

Stupidity in a woman is unfeminine.

Some rule out of a lust for ruling; others, so as not to be ruled:Mto these it is merely the lesser of two evils.

Learn to laugh at yourselves as one must laugh!

Asceticism is the right way of thinking for those who have to extirpate their sensual drives because they are ravening beasts of prey. But only for those!