There is an innocence in lying which is the sign of good faith in a cause.

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.--What was that god thinking who counseled, "Know thyself!" Did he perhaps mean,"Cease to concern yourself! Become objective!"--And Socrates?--And "scientific men"?

Or shall I go out as a light does, not first blown out by the wind, but grown tired and weary of itself - a burnt out light? Or finally, shall I blow myself out, so as not to burn out?

We can destroy only as creators

Human, all too human.

O my brothers, am I then cruel? But I say: that which is falling should also be pushed!

The higher man is distinguished from the lower by his fearlessness and his readiness to challenge misfortune.