Not necessity, not desire - no, the love of power is the demon of men. Let them have everything - health, food, a place to live, entertainment - they are and remain unhappy and low-spirited: for the demon waits and…

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Most of the time in married life is taken up by talk.

Most of the time in married life is taken up by talk.

Existence really is an imperfect tense that never becomes a present.

Existence really is an imperfect tense that never becomes a present.

Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of...

Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of...

We have no organ at all for knowledge, for ''truth'': we ''know'' (or believe or...

We have no organ at all for knowledge, for ''truth'': we ''know'' (or believe or...

A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still: you must not want...

A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still: you must not want...

The kingdom of Heaven is a condition of the heart - not something that comes...

The kingdom of Heaven is a condition of the heart - not something that comes...

All credibility, all good conscience, all evidence of truth come only from the senses.

All credibility, all good conscience, all evidence of truth come only from the senses.

Courageous, untroubled, mocking and violent-that is what Wisdom wants us to be. Wisdom is a...

Courageous, untroubled, mocking and violent-that is what Wisdom wants us to be. Wisdom is a...

Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good

Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory is too good

True friendship is seen through the heart, not through the eyes.

True friendship is seen through the heart, not through the eyes.

We would not let ourselves be burned to death for our opinions: we are not...

We would not let ourselves be burned to death for our opinions: we are not...

It is the most sensual men who need to flee women and torment their bodies.

It is the most sensual men who need to flee women and torment their bodies.

In heaven, all the interesting people are missing.

In heaven, all the interesting people are missing.

If a woman possesses manly virtues one should run away from her; and if she...

If a woman possesses manly virtues one should run away from her; and if she...

And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least...

And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least...

The world itself is the will to power - and nothing else! And you yourself...

The world itself is the will to power - and nothing else! And you yourself...

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to...

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to...

Discontent is the seed of ethics

Discontent is the seed of ethics

Religion promotes the divine discontent within oneself, so that one tries to make oneself a...

Religion promotes the divine discontent within oneself, so that one tries to make oneself a...

Betrayal is the harshest pain. Trust is lost, will we ever feel the same? Forever...

Betrayal is the harshest pain. Trust is lost, will we ever feel the same? Forever...