Every revolution by force only puts more violent means of enslavement into the hands of the persons in power.

Art is a microscope which the artist fixes on the secrets of his soul, and shows to people these secrets which are common to all.

The truth is that the State is a conspiracy designed not only to exploit, but above all to corrupt its citizens... Henceforth, I shall never serve any government anywhere.

... women are the pivot round which the world turns.

To regard Christ as God, and to pray to him, are to my mind the greatest possible sacrilege.

In order to get the power and retain it, it is necessary to love power; but love of power is not connected with goodness, but with qualities which are the opposite of goodness, such as pride, cunning, cruelty.

What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are but how you deal with incompatibility.