We do not by any means think it desirable that the kingdom of righteousness and peace should be established on earth (because under any circumstances it would be the kingdom of the profoundest mediocrity and Chinaism); we rejoice in all men, who like ourselves love danger, war and adventure, who do not make compromises, nor let themselves be captured, conciliated and stunted; we count ourselves among the conquerors; we ponder over the need of a new order of things, even of a new slavery for every strengthening and elevation of the type "man" also involves a new form of slavery.

The best of all things is something entirely outside your grasp: not to be born, not to be, to be nothing. But the second-best thing for you - is to die soon.

We must repay goodness and wickedness: but why exactly to the person who has done us a good or a wicked turn?

Weariness is the shortest path to equality and fraternity-and finally liberty is bestowed by sleep.

Men are cowards when it comes to the "eternally feminine": and the little women know it.

You have not yet suffered enough! For you suffer only from yourselves, you have not yet suffered from man.

Every one being allowed to learn to read, ruineth in the long run not only writing but also thinking.