Mysteries are feminine; they like to veil themselves but still want to be seen and divined.

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.

You actually, waste time when you cry over wasted time. Time should be a guide that helps you focus. All you should worry about is ageing with unfinished business.

Among the changing months May stands confest The sweetest and in fairest colors dressed.

"Don't be stupid!" is excellent advice.

Are there any vegetarians among cannibals?

I don't care if you hate me or love me, as long as I make you think.

He who does not desire power is fit to hold it.

I'm not a big fan of remakes. And even if they are good, they're still not as good as the original, so what's the point?

If the book be false in its facts, disprove them; if false in its reasoning, refute it. But, for God's sake, let us freely hear both sides, if we choose.

The first play I saw was a Samuel Beckett play which was great.

Communists liked history very much. It just had to be the right history. They liked to remember it selectively.