He who fights too long against dragons becomes a dragon himself; and if you gaze too long into the abyss, the abyss will gaze into you.

One must learn to love oneself with a wholesome and healthy love, so that one can bear to be with oneself and need not roam.

We are all afraid of the truth.

He who climbeth on the highest mountains, laugheth at all tragic plays and tragic realities.

The surest aid in combating the male's disease of self-contempt is to be loved by a clever woman.

No power can be maintained when it is only represented by hypocrites.

The thought is merely a sign, as the word is merely a sign for the thought.