Is not life a hundred times too short to bore ourselves?

Greatness means leading the way.- No stream is large and copious of itself, but becomes great by receiving and leading on so many tributary streams. It is so, also, with all intellectual greatnesses. It is only a question of some one indicating the direct

"This is the manner of noble souls: they do not want to have anything for nothing; least of all, life. Whoever is of the mob wants to live for nothing; we others, however, to whom life gave itself, we always think about what we might best give in return...

One should not wish to enjoy where one does not give joy."

He who would learn to fly one day must learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.

What is Genius?- To aspire to a lofty aim and to will the means to that aim.

Believe me! The secret to reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!

Mastery.- We have reached mastery when we neither mistake nor hesitate in the achievement.

"Once the decision has been made, close your ear even to the best counter argument: sign of a strong character. Thus an occasional will to stupidity."

Shedding one's skin. The snake that cannot shed its skin perishes. So do the spirits who are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be spirit.

Truth will have no gods before it.- The belief in truth begins with the doubt of all truths in which one has previously believed.

Be careful when you cast out your demons that you don't throw away the best of yourself.

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