It is obvious that all sense has gone out of modern marriage; which is, however, no objection to marriage but to modernity.

All beings so far have created something beyond themselves; and do you want to be the ebb of this great flood and even go back to the beasts rather than overcome man? What is the ape to man? A laughingstock or a painful embarrassment. And man shall be just that for the overman: a laughingstock or a painful embarrassment.

The greater the obstacle the more glory in overcoming it. - What does not destroy makes me stronger.

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

One cannot read the New Testament without acquired admiration for whatever it abuses not to speak of the "wisdom of this world," which an impudent wind bag tries to dispose of "by the foolishness of preaching."

The heart and hand of those who always mete out become callous from always meting out.

The person lives most beautifully who does not reflect upon existence