Just as a child is really a thing that wants to become a man, so is the poem an object of nature that wants to become an object ofart.

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.

Why so eager to jump in and direct someone else's life when you can't stick to your own goals and resolutions?

Poetry is –raw feelings as sunny summer, fiery turmoil as vibrant autumn, daunting revelation as stormy winter, intrepid hope as blooming spring.

I'd rather have flowers in my hair, than diamonds around my neck.

You want to have a future where you’re expecting things to be better, not one where you’re expecting things to be worse.

I want to score 50 goals. It's my dream.

It cannot be denied that outward accidents conduce much to fortune, favor, opportunity, death of others, occasion fitting virtue; but chiefly, the mold of a man's fortune is in his own hands

Sometimes I do wonder what college would have been like. But I made my decision.

I don't consider myself an artist. I consider myself a very opinionated man who uses words as fighting tools.

It's this mood, these sentiments - the excitement of exploration and the surprises and delights of travel to foreign locales - that I hope to inspire with this book.

A man should think less of what he eats and more with whom he eats because no food is so satisfying as good company.