States of profound happiness, like all other forms of intoxication, are apt to befuddle the wits; intense enjoyment of the present always makes one forget the past. Beware of Pity
Where love rules, there is no will to power, and where power predominates, love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other. On the Psychology of the Unconsciousness
The most decisive actions of our life -- I mean those that are most likely to decide the whole course of our future -- are, more often than not, unconsidered. Like a train into which one jumps without thinking, and without asking oneself where it is going. The Counterfeiters
The mind is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not discreetly how to use it. Essays
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