Egoism is the law of perspective applied to feelings: what is closest appears large and weighty, and as one moves farther away size and weight decrease.

Life is fountain of joy; but where the rabble also gather to drink, all wells are poisoned.

The overman...Who has organized the chaos of his passions, given style to his character, and become creative. Aware of life's terrors, he affirms life without resentment.

Robinson had a servant even better than Friday: His name was Crusoe.

I love him whose soul is deep even in the wounding

Where there is the tree of knowledge, there is always Paradise: so say the most ancient and most modern serpents.

One should part from life as Odysseus parted from Nausicaa-blessing it rather than in love with it.