For this remains as I have already pointed out the essential difference between the two religions of decadence : Buddhism promises nothing, but actually fulfils; Christianity promises everything, but fulfils nothing.

I condemn Christianity; I bring against the Christian Church the most terrible of all accusations that an accuser has ever had in his mouth. It is, to me, the greatest of all imaginable corruptions; it seeks to work the ultimate corruption, the worse possible corruption. The Christian Church has left nothing untouched by its depravity; it has turned every value into worthlessness, and every truth into a lie, and every integrity into baseness of soul.

Even the most honest writer lets slip a word too many when he wants to round off a period.

The essential thing ‘in heaven and earth’ is that there should be a long obedience in the same direction; there thereby results, and has always resulted in the long run, something which has made life worth living.

There is no more dreary or more repulsive creature than the man who has evaded his genius.

Some mothers need happy children; others need unhappy ones-otherwise they cannot prove their maternal virtues.

Many deeds are done so as to forget another deed: there are also opiate activities. I exist so that another will be forgotten.