Whoever has provoked men to rage against him has always gained a party in his favor, too.

Whoever feels predestined to see and not to believe will find all believers too noisy and pushy: he guards against them.

Whoever has witnessed another's ideal becomes his inexorable judge and as it were his evil conscience.

Whoever despises himself nonetheless respects himself as one who despises.

Whoever does not have a good father should procure one.

The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy.