We love life, not because we are used to living but because... - Friedrich Nietzsche

"All great things must first wear terrifying and monstrous masks, in order to inscribe themselves on the hearts of humanity."

"Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive."

"The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends."

"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."

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