Shackled heart, free spirit.--Whoever binds his heart tightly and imprisons it may indulge his spirit in many liberties: I have already said that once. But no one believes me unless he already knows.

The moment Germany rises as a great power, France gains a new importance as a cultural power.

Art raises its head where creeds relax.

Whatever is gold does not glitter. A gentle radiance belongs to the noblest metal.

Man is more sensitive to the contempt that others feel towards him than to the contempt that he feels towards himself.

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.

Every god-man created his own god: and there is no worse enmity on earth than that between gods.