"That which is done out of love always takes place beyond good and evil."

"A subject for a great poet would be God's boredom after the seventh day of creation."

"What we once did 'for the sake of God' we now do for the sake of money."

"There are no facts, only interpretations."

"One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises one makes."

"The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time."

"...it is a base thing to look to others for your defense instead of depending upon yourself. That defense alone is effectual, sure, and durable which depends upon yourself and your own valor."

"Everyone is wise until he speaks."

"It's good to know there are people in the world much sicker then I am."

"Of the delights of this world, man cares most for sexual intercourse, yet he has left it out of his heaven."

"We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special."

"To govern is to correct. If you set an example by being correct, who would dare remain incorrect?"