To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult.

To recognize untruth as a condition of life--that certainly means resisting accustomed value feelings in a dangerous way; and a philosophy that risks this would by that token alone place itself beyond good and evil.

My brother, are war and battle evil? Necessary, however, is the evil; necessary are the envy and the distrust and the back-biting among the virtues.

When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you.

The courage of all one really knows comes but late in life.

What can everyone do? Praise and blame. This is human virtue, this is human madness.

When asses are needed.- You will never get the crowd to cry Hosanna until you ride into town on an ass.