“But the thought is one thing, the deed is another, and another yet is the image of the deed. The wheel of causality does not roll between them.”

“The philosopher is lacking who interprets the deed and does not merely transpose it.”

“This tremendous event is still on its way, still wandering; it has not yet reached the ears of men. Lightning and thunder require time; the light on the stars requires time; deeds though done, still require time to be seen and heard. This deed is still more distant from them than the most distant stars - and yet they have done it themselves.”

“Deeds need time, even after they are done, in order to be seen or heard.”

“I am one thing, my writings are another.”

“He who is punished is never he who performed the deed. He is always the scapegoat.”

“When a hundred men stand together, each of them loses his mind and gets another one.”