The way to live well is to feel intensely.

One is never wounded by the love one gives, only by the love one expects.

The slope contains many wonders not found at the summit.

Philosophers console themselves with explanations.

The search for first causes is the ultimate wild goose chase.

When you separate thought from life, you get philosophy.

Logical positivism is philosophy from the neck up.

The questions philosophers ask are not so much meaningless as irrelevant.

No explanation is ever as good as not having one.

The truth is what you live through while you're looking for the truth.

Never confuse a hunger for knowledge with a thirst for truth.

One man's fantasy is another man's reality!

Everyone is weird. Some people just try to act normal.

Believe and be so strong in virtues like character, instead of looking for miracles.

In any event, we must remember that it's not the blinded wrongdoers who are primarily responsible for the triumph of evil in the world, but the spiritually sighted servants of the good.

People on the outside think there’s something magical about writing…

Economics and ethics have little in common.

I react to what is necessary. I would like to eschew any formula.

In any case, you can't turn back the clock.

The most painful household accident is wearing socks and stepping on an upturned plug.

With a limited palette, the older painters could do just as well as today what they did was sounder.