"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you."
"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."
"Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs; he alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter."
"Plato was a bore."
"Belief means not wanting to know what is true."