“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.”

To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.

Nothing on earth consumes a man more quickly than the passion of resentment.

Religions that teach pity, self-contempt, humility, self-restraint and guilt are incorrect.

That which is done out of love is always beyond good and evil.

A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends.

Only sick music makes money today.

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.

I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.

Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.

I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.

Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.

We have art in order not to die of the truth.

Without music, life would be a mistake.

One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.

There are no beautiful surfaces without a terrible depth.

Invisible threads are the strongest ties.

Unless you know the individual, it’s very difficult to advise that individual as to what he needs to do.

Collective solutions to individual problems is very seductive. It’s how Obama gets elected, by the way.

In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.

In the sciences, the authority of thousands of opinions is not worth as much as one tiny spark of reason in an individual man.

When it comes to personal happiness there is a lot that we as individuals can do.

Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.

Society does not consist of individuals, but expresses the sum of interrelations, the relations within which these individuals stand.

Our choices affect everyone around us. There is no such thing as “individual risk” or “individual wellness.