Aphorisms are the true form of the universal philosophy.

Irony is a clear consciousness of an eternal agility, of the infinitely abundant chaos.

Versatility of education can be found in our best poetry, but the depth of mankind should be found in the philosopher.

Nothing truly convincing - which would possess thoroughness, vigor, and skill - has been written against the ancients as yet; especially not against their poetry.

Strictly speaking, the idea of a scientific poem is probably as nonsensical as that of a poetic science.

Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into this liberal form.

Wit as an instrument of revenge is as infamous as art is as a means of sensual titillation.

The main thing is to know something and to say it.

When reason and unreason come into contact, an electrical shock occurs. This is called polemics.

A priest is he who lives solely in the realm of the invisible, for whom all that is visible has only the truth of an allegory.

Publication is to thinking as childbirth is to the first kiss.

Start now, do not wait for things to be perfect

Light cannot hide its beauty, not even in darkness.

Though it doesn’t feel like it, crisis places us front and center of desire, which is the force of power.

The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can't find them make them.

Being in darkness and confusion is interesting to me. But behind it you can rise out of that and see things the way the really are.

For me, I am a huge fan of Sofia Coppola and Lynn Shelton. I love Lena Dunham, like everybody else. I love Kathryn Bigelow.

I don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow. I just know for sure I'm going to keep playing basketball.

It is a sin directly against one's neighbour, since one man cannot over-abound in external riches, without another man lacking them.

The mutual sympathy of our peoples is and will remain the foundation of our relations [with Germany].

I try to be authentic - but at the same time I don't really want people prying into my personal life.