People are always angry at anyone who chooses very individual standards for his life; because of the extraordinary treatment which that man grants to himself, they feel degraded, like ordinary beings.

Your highest thought, however, ye shall have it commanded unto you by me - and it is this: man is something that is to be surpassed.

"Faith" as an imperative is a veto against science-in praxi, it means lies at any price.

Let your love to life be love to your highest hope; and let your highest hope be the highest thought of life!

A little poison now and then: that makes for pleasant dreams. And a lot of poison at the end, for a pleasant death.

In order to acquire intellect one must need it. One loses it when it is no longer necessary.

A married philosopher is a comic character.