Such men alone are my readers, my proper readers, my preordained readers. Of what account are the rest? The rest are simply... humanity. One must be superior to humanity in power, in loftiness of soul- in contempt.

An important species of pleasure, and therewith the source of morality, arises out of habit.

Pathetic attitudes are not in keeping with greatness.

"Belief in the truth commences with the doubting of all those "truths" we once believed."

A change of values - that means, a change of the creators of values. He who has to be a creator always has to destroy.

Why is it that wellnesses are not as contagious as illnesses--generally speaking, but also especially regarding taste? Or are there epidemics of health?

“Evil men have no songs.” How is it, then, that the Russians have songs?