A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read with exactness.

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

Necessity is not a fact; it's an interpretation.

There would be no sunshine in society if the born flatterers, I mean the so-called amiable people, did not bring it in with them.

Every man in creating the beautiful appearance of the dream worlds is a perfect artist.

Where neither love nor hatred is in the game, a woman's game is mediocre.

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