A certain sense of cruelty towards oneself and others is Christian; hatred of those who think differently; the will to persecute. Mortal hostility against the masters of the earth, against the 'noble', that is also Christian; hatred of mind, of pride, courage, freedom, libertinage of mind, is Christian; hatred of the senses, of joy in general, is Christian.

It is not the strengths, but the durations of great sentiments that make great men.

The greatest cure for love is still that time honoured medicine - love returned.

The consequences of our actions take hold of us, quite indifferent to our claim that meanwhile we have 'improved.

I am driven out of fatherlands and motherlands. Thus I now love only my children's land, yet undiscovered, in the farthest sea; for this I bid my sails search and search.

One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.

A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends.