In magnanimity there is the same amount of egoism as in revenge, but egoism of a different quality.

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

Whatever is gold does not glitter. A gentle radiance belongs to the noblest metal.

Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day.

Tragedy is dead! Poetry itself died with it! Away, away with you, puny, stunted imitators! Away with you to Hades, and eat your fill of the old masters' crumbs!

Every man has his price. This is not true. But for every man there exists a bait which he cannot resist swallowing. To win over certain people to something, it is only necessary to give it a gloss of love of humanity, nobility, gentleness, self-sacrifice - and there is nothing you cannot get them to swallow. To their souls, these are the icing, the tidbit; other kinds of souls have others.

Exhaustion is the shortest way to equality and fraternity.