It is however a disgrace to pray! Not for all, but for you, and me, and whoever has his a conscience.

From the State the exceptional individual cannot expect much. He is seldom benefited by being taken into its service; the only certain advantage it can give him is complete independence. Only real culture will prevent him being too early tired out or used up, and will spare him the exhausting struggle against culture-philistinism.

He has drawn back, only in order to have enough room for his leap

However un-Christian this may sound, I am not even predisposed against myself.

The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die.

Whoever does not know how to find the way to his ideal lives more frivolously and impudently than the man without an ideal.

The thousand mysteries around us would not trouble but interest us, if only we had cheerful, healthy hearts.