The Only Excuse For God Is That

The Refinement Of Shame. People Are Not Ashamed To Think Something Foul, But They Are Ashamed When They Think These Foul Thoughts Are Attributed To Them.

All Great Things Must First Wear Terrifying And Monstrous Masks, In Order To Inscribe Themselves On The Hearts Of Humanity.

For Our Self Respect Depends Upon Our Ability To Make Requital, For Good Or For Evil.

Three Metamorphoses Of The Spirit I Relate To You: How The Spirit Becomes A Camel; And The Camel, A Lion; And The Lion, Finally, A Child.

When One Gives Up Christian Belief One Thereby Deprives Oneself Of The Right To Christian Morality. For The Latter Is Absolutely Not Self-evident: One Must Make This Point Clear Again And Again, In Spite Of English Shallowpates.