God is dead, God remains dead, and we have killed him.

What do we have in common with the rosebud, which trembles because a drop of dew lies on its body?

Thus the will to power strives towards oppositions, towards displeasure. There is a will to suffering at the foundation of all organic life (contrary to "happiness" as "goal").

One must learn to be a sponge if one wants to be loved by hearts that overflow.

Mastery.- We have reached mastery when we neither mistake nor hesitate in the achievement.

Nobody is more inferior than those who insist on being equal.

Life is the will to power; our natural desire to dominate and reshape the world to fit our own preferences and assert our personal strength to the fullest degree.