The gilded sheath of pity sometimes covers the dagger of envy.

Do not paint a picture either of God or the devil on your walls: this will ruin both your walls and the atmosphere.

Enjoyment and innocence are the most bashful things: both do not want to be sought.

The concepts "soul", "spirit" and last of all the concept "immortal soul" were invented in order to despise the body, in order to make it sick - "holy" - in order to cultivate an attitude of appalling disrespect for all things in life which deserve to be treated seriously i.

The most unequivocal sign of contempt for man is to regard everybody merely as a means to one's own ends, or of no account whatever.

Deep is the well of truth and long does it take to know what has fallen into its depths.

Let your love to life be love to your highest hope; and let your highest hope be the highest thought of life!