The Gay Science, Section 108

The Spiritual Activity Of Millennia Is Deposited In Language.

Our Destiny Rules Over Us, Even When We Are Not Yet Aware Of It; It Is The Future That Makes Laws For Our Today.

Talking Much About Oneself May Be A Way Of Hiding Oneself.

A Sure Way To Irritate People And To Put Evil Thoughts Into Their Heads Is To Keep Them Waiting A Long Time. This Makes Them Immoral.

The Architect Represents Neither A Dionysian Nor An Apollinian Condition: Here It Is The Mighty Act Of Will, The Will Which Moves Mountains, The Intoxication Of The Strong Will, Which Demands Artistic Expression. The Most Powerful Men Have Always Inspired The Architects; The Architect Has Always Been Influenced By Power.