We only hear questions that we are able to answer.

A bad conscience is easier to cope with than a bad reputation.

He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either.

Verily, a polluted stream is man. One must actually be a sea to take in a polluted stream without becoming impure. Behold, I teach you the superman: he is the this sea, in him can your great contempt go under.

Heavy, heavy-hearted people grow lighter and rise occasionally to their surface through precisely that which makes others heavier,through hatred and love.

When you stare into an abyss for a long time, the abyss also stares into you.

Faith actually moves no mountains, but instead raises them up where there were none before.