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“There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.”
“Independence is for the very few; it is a privilege of the strong.”
“So long as thou feelest the stars as an "above thee", thou lackest the eye of the discerning one.”
“Mature manhood: that means to have rediscovered the seriousness one had as a child at play.”
“It was subtle of God to learn Greek when he wished to become an author—and not to learn it better.”
“What is done out of love always takes place beyond good and evil.”
“Madness is something rare in individuals—but in groups, parties, peoples, epochs it is the rule.”
“It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what everyone else says in a book.”
“All becoming and growing—all that guarantees a future—involves pain.”
“What is happiness? The feeling that power increases—that a resistance is overcome.”
“To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.”
“The man of perfect virtue is cautious and slow in his speech.”
“If the people have no faith in their rulers, there is no standing for the state.”
“I am not concerned that I have no place; I am concerned how I may fit myself for one.”
“When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers.”