Man is a rope stretched between the animal and the Superman-a rope over an abyss. A dangerous crossing, a dangerous wayfaring, a dangerous looking-back, a dangerous trembling and halting

Love brings to light the lofty and hidden characteristics of the lover--what is rare and exceptional in him: to that extent it caneasily be deceptive with respect to what is normal in him.

A man who possesses genius is insufferable unless he also possesses at least two other things: gratitude and cleanliness.

Strong currents drag many stones and bushes along with them, strong intellects many dense and muddled minds.

In the mountains, the shortest way is from peak to peak: but for that you must have long legs

Man is something that is to be surpassed.

Resistance - that is the distinction of the slave. Let your distinction be obedience. Let your commanding itself be obeying!