What is great in man is that he is a bridge and not a goal.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.
Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day.
We hear only those questions for which we are in a position to find answers.
There are no facts, only interpretations.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge. We are perpetually on the way thither, being by nature winged insects and honey gatherers of the mind.