Courageous, unconcerned, scornful, coercive—so wisdom wisheth us; she is a woman, and ever loveth a warrior. 44
It is true we love life; not because we are wont to live, but because we are wont to love. 44
I should only believe in a God that would know how to dance.
Not by wrath, but by laughter, do we slay. Come, let us slay the spirit of gravity! 45
Full is the earth of the superfluous; marred is life by the many-too-many. May they be decoyed out of this life by the "life eternal"! 49
Ye are not great enough not to know of hatred and envy. Then be great enough not to be ashamed of them! 51
Ye shall love peace as a means to new wars—and the short peace more than the long.
You I advise not to work, but to fight. You, I advise not to peace, but to victory. Let your work be a fight, let your peace be a victory! 52
Ye say it is the good cause which halloweth even war? I say unto you: it is the good war which halloweth every cause. 52.
"What is good?" ye ask. To be brave is good. 52 Ye shall only have enemies to be hated, but not enemies to be despised. Ye must be proud of your enemies; then, the successes of your enemies are also your successes. 53