The most fatal seductive lie that has yet existed

We do not by any means think it desirable that the kingdom of righteousness and peace should be established on earth (because under any circumstances it would be the kingdom of the profoundest mediocrity and Chinaism); we rejoice in all men, who like ourselves love danger, war and adventure, who do not make compromises, nor let themselves be captured, conciliated and stunted; we count ourselves among the conquerors; we ponder over the need of a new order of things, even of a new slavery for every strengthening and elevation of the type "man" also involves a new form of slavery.

Belief in truth begins with doubting all that has hitherto been believed to be true.

The shortest route is not the most direct one, but rather the one where the most favorable winds swell our sails:Mthat is the lesson that seafarers teach. Not to abide by this lesson is to be obstinate: here, firmness of character is tainted with stupidity.

The most fundamental form of human stupidity is forgetting what we were trying to do in the first place.

Every habit makes our hand more witty and our wit less handy.

Marriages that made out of love (so-called "love-matches") have error as their father and misery (necessity) as their mother.