In every party there is one person who, through his dotingly credulous enunciation of party principles, incites the other members to defection.

Away from God and gods did this will lure me: what would there be to create if gods existed?

The reason adultery is immoral is that it might lead to marriage.

Here is a hero who did nothing but shake the tree as soon as the fruit was ripe. Does this seem to be too small a thing to you? Then take a good look at the tree he shook.

He who thinks a great deal is not suited to be a party man: he thinks his way through the party and out the other side too soon.

But the worst enemy you can meet will always be yourself; you lie in wait for yourself in caverns and forests. Lonely one, you are going the way to yourself! And your way goes past yourself, and past your seven devils! You will be a heretic to yourself and witch and soothsayer and fool and doubter and unholy one and villain. You must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame: how could you become new, if you had not first become ashes?

Something unappeased, unappeasable, is within me.