We must take precautions against being prematurely honed sharp--since at the same time we are being prematurely honed thin.

If a man wishes to become a hero, then the serpent must first become a dragon: otherwise he lacks his proper enemy.

I love him who justifieth the future ones, and redeemeth the past ones: for he is willing to succumb through the present ones.

If you buy the why, the how is infinitely bearable

This tremendous event is still on its way, still wandering; it has not yet reached the ears of men. Lightning and thunder require time; the light on the stars requires time; deeds though done, still require time to be seen and heard. This deed is still more distant from them than the most distant stars - and yet they have done it themselves.

Good deeds shun the light as anxiously as evil deeds: the latter fear that disclosure will bring on pain (as punishment), while the former fear that disclosure will take away pleasure (that pure pleasure, that pleasure per se, which immediately ceases once the vanity's satisfaction is added).

What is good? All that enhances the feeling of power, the Will to Power, and power itself in man. What is bad? — All that proceeds from weakness. What is happiness? — The feeling that power is increasing — that resistance has been overcome.