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.

Creation is the great redemption from suffering and all life's growing light. But the creator must be suffering if needed and accept much change.

Man, a hybrid of plant and ghost.

We have to be careful that in throwing out the devil, we don't throw out the best part of ourselves.

Your highest thought, however, ye shall have it commanded unto you by me - and it is this: man is something that is to be surpassed.

We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.

The will to incessant creation is vulgar, betraying jealousy, envy, and ambition. Assuming that you are something, there is really nothing that you need to do-and yet you do a great deal. Above the "productive" man there is still a higher type.