I am interested only in the relations of a people to the rearing of the individual man, and among the Greeks the conditions were unusually favourable for the development of the individual; not by any means owing to the goodness of the people, but because of the struggles of their evil instincts.With the help of favourable measures great individuals might be reared who would be both different from and higher than those who heretofore have owed their existence to mere chance. Here we may still be hopeful: in the rearing of exceptional men.

I love him who wants to create over and beyond himself and thus perishes.

It is difficult to live among people because silence is so difficult.

He who has always spared himself much will in the end become sickly of so much consideration. Praised be what hardens!

Everything in the world displeases me: but, above all, my displeasure in everything displeases me.

One should adpot only those situations in which one is in no need of sham virtues, but rather, like the tight-rope dancer on his tight rope, in which one must either fall or stand--or escape.

Happiness is a fata morgana. the only way to not end up unhappy is to not long for happiness.