The tree that would grow to heaven must send its roots to hell.

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.

Nobody is more inferior than those who insist on being equal.

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

Those who are devoid of purpose will make the void their purpose.

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.

Do you want to have an easy life? Then always stay with the herd and lose yourself in the herd.

Most people are too stupid to act in their own interest

Few are made for independence, it is the privilege of the strong.

When a woman has scholarly inclinations there is usually something wrong with her sexuality.

you must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame; how could you rise anew if you have not first become ashes?

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

Love your enemies because they bring out the best in you.

In loneliness, the lonely one eats himself; in a crowd, the many eat him. Now choose.

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

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

A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy.