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

There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

Man is the cruelest animal.

There are no eternal facts, as there are no absolute truths.

All I need is a sheet of paper and something to write with, and then I can turn the world upside down.

My solitude doesn’t depend on the presence or absence of people; on the contrary, I hate who steals my solitude without, in exchange, offering me true company.

The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die.

Man is something that shall be overcome. Man is a rope, tied between beast and overman – a rope over an abyss.

Whenever I climb I am followed by a dog called Ego.

Love is a state in which a man sees things most decidedly as they are not.

The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.

And once you are awake, you shall remain awake eternally.

All things are subject to interpretation. Whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.

Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings — always darker, emptier and simpler.

Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their illusions destroyed.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

Blessed are the forgetful, for they get the better even of their blunders.

Gratitude can help find the good. That is usually taken for granted.

Good people, good memories & good surroundings are the medicine of life.

Convert bad news to good news.

I can’t expect others to share my virtues. It’s good enough for me if they share my vices.

The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.

It feels good to have your work respected again.

Next chapter of your life is going to cause some people to wish they had treated you better.

Good or bad is a matter of perspective.