The most common lie is that which one lies to himself; lying to others is relatively an exception.

The only excuse for God is that he doesn't exist.

When a woman has scholarly inclinations there is usually something wrong with her sexuality.

To have to fight the instincts - that is the definition of decadence: as long as life is ascending, happiness equals instinct.

What is it that endowed things with meaning, value, significance? The creating heart, which desired, and, out of its desire, created. It created joy and woe. It wanted to satiate itself with woe. We must take all the suffering that has been endured by men and animals upon ourselves and affirm it, and possess a goal in which it acquires reason.

By means of music the very passions, enjoy themselves.

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