In every serious doctrine of the destiny of men, there is some trace of the doctrine of the equality of men. But the capitalist really depends on some religion of inequality. The capitalist must somehow distinguish himself from human kind; he must be obviously above it or he would be obviously below it.

Exactly at the instant when hope ceases to be reasonable it begins to be useful.

One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.

Meaninglessness does not come from being weary of pain. Meaninglessness comes from being weary of pleasure.

Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers. In the perfect stranger we perceive man himself; the image of a God is not disguised by resemblances to an uncle or doubts of wisdom of a mustache.

To complain that I could only be married once was like complaining that I had only been born once.

The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar.