Religion is absolutely unfathomable. Always and everywhere one can dig more deeply into infinities.

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.

We are faithful as long as we love, but youdemand faithfulness of a woman without love, and the giving ofherself without enjoyment. Who is cruel there--woman or man?

If you stay here, you become lost. And no one can find you. I like lost.

One thing I realize now is that you only advertise your beliefs with a t-shirt if you're seriously insecure.

...there is an intense delight in abandoning faulty states of mind and in cultivating helpful ones in meditation.

When it comes to government policy, can we please stop using words like "architect"? Telling people what to do is not a skilled profession.

I'm just not one of those naturally funny, relaxed actors who enjoy the spotlight and are so good at it.

You know, we are one nation under a god. Yes, you were right. An angry, crack slinging god who decorates with bullets and spent condoms.

When you step into that boat you have made a silent commitment to your team that you will do everything in your power to help them win.

I'm probably a monster-of-the-week guy, and that comes back down to my old favorite show, which as a kid was always Scooby-Doo.

Rupert Murdoch is the most dangerous man in the world.