Sins are indispensable to every society organized on an ecclesiastical basis; they are the only reliable weapons of power; the priest lives upon sins; it is necessary to him that there be sinning.

But the worst enemy you can meet will always be yourself; you lie in wait for yourself in caverns and forests. Lonely one, you are going the way to yourself! And your way goes past yourself, and past your seven devils! You will be a heretic to yourself and witch and soothsayer and fool and doubter and unholy one and villain. You must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame: how could you become new, if you had not first become ashes?

It says nothing against the ripeness of a spirit that it has a few worms.

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

To be natural means to dare to be as immoral as Nature is.

The word 'Christianity' is already a misunderstanding - in reality there has been only one Christian, and he died on the Cross.

One has been a poor spectator of life if one has not witnessed the hand - that kills from mercy.