To the good warrior soundeth "thou shalt" pleasanter than "I will." And all that is dear unto you, ye shall first have it commanded unto you.

Plato was a bore.

THE SLOW ARROW OF BEAUTY. The noblest kind of beauty is that which does not transport us suddenly, which does not make stormy and intoxicating impressions such a kind easily arouses disgust but that which slowly filters into our minds.

This crown to crown the laughing man, this rose-wreath crown: I myself have set this crown upon my head, I myself have pronounced my laughter holy.

No one can draw more out of things, books included, than he already knows. A man has no ears for that to which experience has given him no access.

The Superman is the meaning of the earth. Let your will say: The Superman shall be the meaning of the earth!

Whoever thinks much and to good purpose easily forgets his own experiences, but not the thoughts which these experiences have called forth.