These small things - nutrition, place, climate, recreation, the whole casuistry of selfishness - are inconceivably more important than everything one has taken to be important so far.

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

Life is hard to bear: but do not affect to be so delicate! We are all of us fine sumpter asses and assesses.

Under peaceful conditions a warlike man sets upon himself.

I love the valiant; but it is not enough to wield a broadsword, one must also know against whom.

Whoever aims publicly at great things and at length perceives secretly that he is too weak to achieve them, has usually also insufficient strength to renounce his aims publicly, and then inevitably becomes a hypocrite.

Art is the highest task and the proper metaphysical activity of this life.