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There is one thing one has to have either a soul that is cheerful by nature, or a soul made cheerful by work, love, art, and knowledge.
Marriage: that I call the will of two to create the one who is more than those who created it.
To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult.
The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously.
Too long, the earth has been a madhouse!
What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.
The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.
The doer alone learneth.
The free man is a warrior.
Man is the cruelest animal.
No artist tolerates reality.
No victor believes in chance.
Art is the proper task of life.
Fear is the mother of morality.
Great intellects are skeptical.
Some men are born posthumously.
The lie is a condition of life.
Woman was God's second mistake.
Pity makes suffering contagious.
Discontent is the seed of ethics.
A life without music is an error.
Wit is the epitaph of an emotion.
Only sick music makes money today.
Every profound spirit needs a mask.
Beware of spitting against the wind!
Wisdom sets bounds even to knowledge.
There's no defense against stupidity.
Success has always been a great liar.
Love is not consolation. It is light.
Idleness is the parent of psychology.
I am not a human being, I am dynamite.
Faith is the path of least resistance.
Man Is Something That Must Be Overcome
Without music, life would be a mistake.
In music the passions enjoy themselves.
Art raises its head where creeds relax.
The morning hour has gold at the mouth.
Hold a true friend with both your hands.
Faith: not wanting to know what is true.
Everything matters. Nothing's important.
There are no facts, only interpretations.
Invisible threads are the strongest ties.
Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes.
Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.
If you know the why, you can live any how.
Loneliness is one thing, solitude another.
The love of power is the demon of mankind.
They muddy the water, to make it seem deep.
Necessity is an interpretation, not a fact.
No one is such a liar as the indignant man.