The agitator seizes the word. The artist is seized by it.

War is, at first, the hope that one will be better off; next, the expectation that the other fellow will be worse off; then, the satisfaction that he isn't any better off; and, finally, the surprise at everyone's being worse off.

The superman is a premature ideal, one that presupposes man.

A man's jealousy is a social institution; a woman's prostitution is an instinct.

He who does without the praise of the crowd will not deny himself an opportunity to be his own adherent.

Keep your passions in check, but beware of giving your reason free rein.

A healthy man is content with a woman. An erotic man is content with a stocking to get to a woman. A sick man is content with thestocking.