The more a person indulges himself the less others are willing to indulge him.

Here the spirit becomes a lion who would conquer his freedom and be master… Who is the great dragon whom the spirit will no longer call lord and go? ‘Thou shalt’ is the name of the great dragon. But the spirit of the lion says, ‘I will.

Did you ever say yes to a pleasure? oh my friends, then you also said yes to all pain. all things are linked, entwined, in love with one another.

The strongest knowledge (that of the total freedom of the human will) is nonetheless the poorest in successes: for it always has the strongest opponent, human vanity.

The genius-in work and in deed-is necessarily a squanderer: the fact that he spends himself constitutes his greatness.

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.

In the last analysis, even the best man is evil: in the last analysis, even the best woman is bad.