Many find their heart when they have lost their head.

There is no more dangerous error than that of mistaking the consequence for the cause.

A man who wills commands something within himself that renders obedience, or that he believes renders obedience.

One must have all the virtues to sleep well. Shall I bear false witness? Shall I commit adultery? Shall I covet my neighbor's maid? All that would go ill with good sleep.

Those with certain temperaments find no way to endure themselves except by striving towards going under.

They muddy the water, to make it seem deep.

I love him who wants to create over and beyond himself and thus perishes.