Whoever despises himself nonetheless respects himself as one who despises.

It is some fundamental certainty which a noble soul has about itself, something which is not to be sought, is not to be found, and perhaps, also, is not to be lost. The noble soul has reverence for itself.

It is certainly not the least charm of a theory that it is refutable; it is precisely thereby that it attracts the more subtle minds. It seems that the hundred-times-refuted theory of the "free will" owes its persistence to this charm alone; some one is always appearing who feels himself strong enough to refute it.

Narrow souls I cannot abide; There's almost no good or evil inside

Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself.

Even truthfulness is but one means to knowledge, a ladder--but not the ladder.

In music the passions enjoy themselves.