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

Today as always, men fall into two groups: slaves and free men.

He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster.

I know of no better life purpose than to perish in attempting the great and the impossible.

We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.

What is the seal of liberation? Not to be ashamed in front of oneself.

One must learn to love.

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

There is always some madness in love, but there is also always some reason in madness.

What does your conscience say? – ‘You should become the person you are.

No one can construct for you the bridge upon which precisely you must cross the stream of life, no one but you yourself alone.

When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago.

Be careful, lest in casting out your demon you exorcise the best thing in you.

Everything the State says is a lie, and everything it has it has stolen.

In heaven, all the interesting people are missing.

There is not enough love and goodness in the world to permit giving any of it away to imaginary beings.

Stupidity in a woman is unfeminine.

Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.

Anxiety is one of the most contagious emotions – that’s why it always takes down groups of people, not just individuals.⁣⁣

When it comes to fashion, I like to see individuality.

A race of people is like and individual man; until it uses its own talent, takes pride in its own history, expresses its own culture, affirms its own selfhood, it can never fulfill itself.

I love the success of my teammates more than my individual achievements.

Madness is something rare in individuals – but in groups, parties, peoples, and ages, it is the rule.

The spirit of the individual is determined by his dominating thought habits.

I think everybody’s weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.