Death, a cause of terror to the sinner, is a blessed moment for him who has walked in the right path. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

How much reverence has a noble man for his enemies!--and such reverence is a bridge to love.--For he desires his enemy for himself, as his mark of distinction; he can endure no other enemy than one in whom there is nothing to despise and very much to honor! In contrast to this, picture "the enemy" as the man of ressentiment conceives him--and here precisely is his deed, his creation: he has conceived "the evil enemy," "the Evil One," and this in fact is his basic concept, from which he then evolves, as an afterthought and pendant, a "good one"--himself! Genealogy of Morals

“We should show life neither as it is, nor as it should be, but as we see it in our dreams.” The Cherry Orchard

You have a mind? —Yes. Well, why not use it? Book IV