As is well known, the priests are the most evil enemies—but why? Because they are the most impotent. It is because of their impotence that in them hatred grows to monstrous and uncanny proportions, to the most spiritual and poisonous kind of hatred. The truly great haters in world history have always been priests; likewise the most ingenious haters: other kinds of spirit hardly come into consideration when compared with the spirit of priestly vengefulness.

Horrible experiences lead us to wonder whether the person who experiences them might not be something horrible.

There is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it has never yet occurred that they, too, might be admired some day.

Our knowledge will take its revenge on us, just as ignorance exacted its revenge during the Middle Ages.

Man is something to be surpassed.

Our greatest experiences are our quietest moments.

The purpose of punishment is to improve those who do the punishing--that is the final recourse of those who support punishment.