He who does not become familiar with nature through love will never know her.

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.

Real women fight for something, other than their own emotions.

If you can be Kind in the Land of Rudeness, you can be King in the Land of Kindness.

No answer to prayer is an indication of our merit every answer to prayer is an indication of God's mercy.

I'm really into boxing. I go to a gym and I'm friends with a trainer who's a pretty famous boxing trainer and I train with him.

I grew up loving horses. I was relatively obsessed, starting with my rocking horse at age 2, all the way through my painting and drawing phase.

..,No love cannot leave where there is no trust..,~cupid and psyche..,"Greek mythology of Edith Hamilton

We don't have a "consciousness meter" that'll tell us exactly how conscious something is. I think we might get there eventually.

I was kind of excited about going to jail the first time and I learnt some great dialogue.

My doctor told me to watch my drinking. Now I drink in front of a mirror.

Hope I lived up to my reputation for being slick.