The Vanity Of Others Runs

The Vanity Of Others Runs Counter To Our Taste Only When It Runs Counter To Our Vanity.

Lust And Self-mutilation Are Closely Related Impulses. There Are Also Self-mutilators Among Knowers: They Do Not Want To Be Creators Under Any Circumstances.

Asceticism Is The Right Way Of Thinking For Those Who Have To Extirpate Their Sensual Drives Because They Are Ravening Beasts Of Prey. But Only For Those!

The Love Of One Sole Being Is A Barbarism; For It Will Be Employed To The Detriment Of All The Rest. So Too The Love Of God.

There Is Something Laughable About The Sight Of Authors Who Enjoy The Rustling Folds Of Long And Involved Sentences: They Are Trying To Cover Up Their Feet.