The individual has always to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.

At present I am light, now I fly, now I see myself below me, now a god dances through me.

We can speak very much to the purpose and yet in such a way that the whole world cries out in contradiction: namely, when we are not speaking to the whole world.

I teach the No to all that makes weak--that exhausts. I teach the Yes to all that strengthens, that stores up strength, that pride.

We cannot even reproduce our thoughts entirely in words.

But anyone who has really made sacrifices knows that he wanted and got something in return perhaps something for something of himself - that he gave up in order to have more here or at least to feel that he has "more".

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.