Every complete man has his genius. True virtue is genius.

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.

Aphorisms are the true form of the universal philosophy.

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.

Truth at last cannot be hidden. Dissimulation is of no avail. Dissimulation is to no purpose before so great a judge. Falsehood puts on a mask. Nothing is hidden under the sun.

…for exploring beyond the boundaries that I had been taught to stay within.

A smile is a song from the heart

If there is something you think you can do well, perfect the action.

If idiots could fly, the sky would be like an airport.

That was the wonderful thing about New York: Years of bad blood could be wiped out with a single gesture of friendliness.

Politics, when it is an art and a service, not an exploitation, is about acting for an ideal through realities.

Ever since I've met you, I've swept you off my feet.

My son was killed in a war without honor for the sake of lies.

I am a friend of Adventist people and a lover of truth.