A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy. I call Christianity the one great curse, the one great intrinsic depravity, the one great instinct for revenge for which no expedient is sufficiently poisonous, secret, subterranean, petty -- I call it the one mortal blemish of mankind. In Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point. In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule. Plato was a bore. Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself. What does not destroy me, makes me stronger. When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks into you. Wisdom sets bounds even to knowledge.