"There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness."

"The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence, rather a condition of it."

"Without music, life would be a mistake."

"Not by wrath does one kill, but by laughter."

"The world itself is the will to power - and nothing else! And you yourself are the will to power - and nothing else!"

"What else is love but understanding and rejoicing in the fact that another person lives, acts, and experiences otherwise than we doa€|?"

"Whoever is out of patience is out of possession of his soul. Men must not turn into bees, and kill themselves in stinging others."

"Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits."

"Many search for happiness as we look for a hat we wear on our heads."

"If you live long enough, the venerability factor creeps in; first, you get accused of things you never did, and later, credited for virtues you never had."

"O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on."

"I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen."