"The vanity of others runs counter to our taste only when it runs counter to our vanity."

"He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. That is the nature of living creatures."

"How little it takes to make us happy! The sound of a bagpipe. Without music life would be a mistake. The German even imagines God as singing songs."

"Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed."

"God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers?"