Real dancers are the ones who can hear the music in their soul.

He who cannot command himself should obey. And many can command themselves, but much is still lacking before they can obey themselves.

Creating-that is the great salvation from suffering, and life's alleviation. But for the creator to appear, suffering itself is needed, and much transformation.

Today I love myself as I love my god: who could charge me with a sin today? I know only sins against my god; but who knows my god?

And let that day be lost to us on which we did not dance once! And let that wisdom be false to us that brought no laughter with it!

Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge. We are perpetually on the way thither, being by nature winged insects and honey gatherers of the mind.

The Germans are like women, you can scarcely ever fathom their depths - they haven't any.