Liberal institutions straightway cease being liberal the moment they are soundly established: Once this is attained, no more grievous and more thorough enemies of freedom exist than liberal institutions.

Asceticism is the right way of thinking for those who have to extirpate their sensual drives because they are ravening beasts of prey. But only for those!

The hypocrite who always plays one and the same part ceases at last to be a hypocrite.

I am really very, very tired of everything - more than tired.

There is nothing more necessary than truth, and in comparison with it everything else has only secondary value. This absolute will to truth: what is it? Is it the will to not allow ourselves to be deceived? Is it the will not to deceive? One does not want to be deceived, under the supposition that it is injurious, dangerous, or fatal to be deceived.

There are various eyes. Even the Sphinx has eyes: and as a result there are various truths, and as a result there is no truth.

By means of music the very passions, enjoy themselves.