One pays dearly for being immortal: one must die many times during his life.

The doctrine of equality! There exists no more poisonous poison: for it seems to be preached by justice itself, while it is the end of justice.

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

Forgetting: that is a divine capacity. And whoever aspires to the heights and wants to fly must cast off much that is heavy and make himself light--I call it a divine capacity for lightness.

We feign pity when we want to demonstrate our ascendancy over feelings of hostility: but usually in vain. Whenever we notice this,there is an accompanying surge in those hostile sensations.

no one talks more passionately about his rights than he who in the depths of his soul doubts whether he has any

The more a person indulges himself the less others are willing to indulge him.