Higher than "thou shalt" stands "I will" (the heroes), and higher than "I will" stands "I am" (the Greek gods).

The great works are produced in such an ecstasy of love that they must always be unworthy of it, however great their worth otherwise.

Marriage was contrived for ordinary people, for people who are capable of neither great love nor great friendship, which is to say, for most people--but also for those exceptionally rare ones who are capable of love as well as of friendship.

Creating-that is the great salvation from suffering, and life's alleviation. But for the creator to appear, suffering itself is needed, and much transformation.

We praise or blame as one or the other affords more opportunity for exhibiting our power of judgement.

Sometimes we remain true to a cause simply because its opponents are unfailingly tasteless.

Wherever I found a living creature, there I found the will to power.