“what was silent in the father speaks in the son”

“Of what is great one must either be silent or speak with greatness. With greatness--that means cynically and with innocence.”

“I want to speak to the despisers of the body. I would not have them learn and teach differently, but merely say farewell to their own bodies-- and thus become silent.”

“More honestly and purely speaks the healthy body, perfect and square-built; and it speaks of the meaning of the earth.-”

“He who speaks a bit of a foreign language has more delight in it than he who speaks it well; pleasure goes along with superficial knowledge.”

“No nos engañemos: todos los grandes espíritus son escépticos. Zaratustra lo es.”

“When one has not had a good father, one must create one.”