To our strongest impulse, to the tyrant in us, not only our reason but also our conscience yields.

There is only a perspective seeing, only a perspective 'knowing'; and the more affects we allow to speak about one thing, the more eyes, different eyes, we can use to observe one thing, the more complete will our 'concept' of this thing, our 'objectivity,' be.

It is terrible to die of thirst in the ocean. Do you have to salt your truth so heavily that it does not even-quench thirst any more?

Belief in truth begins with doubting all that has hitherto been believed to be true.

One can promise actions, but not feelings, for the latter are involuntary. He who promises to love forever or hate forever or be forever faithful to someone is promising something that is not in his power.

Everything matters. Nothing's important.

Nothing on earth consumes a man more quickly than the passion of resentment.