A bad conscience is easier to cope with than a bad reputation.
The Gay Science: with a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songsdismissed in his address religion as a 'myth'...
Matter and Spirit in the Universe: Scientific and Religious Preludes to Modern CosmologyWhen the gratitude that many owe to one discards all modesty, then there is fame.
The Gay Science: with a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of SongsWhen the gratitude of many to one throws away all shame, we behold fame.
The Gay Science: with a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of SongsAnd as long as you are in any way ashamed before yourself, you do not yet belong with us.
The Gay Science: with a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of SongsDeeds need time, even after they are done, in order to be seen or heard.
The Gay Science: with a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of SongsI think I’ll dismember the world and then I’ll dance in the wreckage.
The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and NocturnesThe real problem with stories - if you keep them going long enough, they always end in death.
The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and NocturnesOne in three all friends are: Brothers in distress, equals facing rivals, free men - facing death!
The Gay Science: with a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of SongsThe Good Man Better an enmity from one block than friendship held together by glue.
The Gay Science: with a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs