Those that embrace the entire universe with love, for the most part love nothing, but their narrow selves.

Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks.

Each nationality contains its centre of happiness within itself, as a bullet the centre of gravity.

To think what is true, to sense what is beautiful and to want what is good, hereby the spirit finds purpose of a life in reason.

A poet is the creator of the nation around him, he gives them a world to see and has their souls in his hand to lead them to that world.

We live in a world we ourselves create.

Touch not the flute when drums are sounding around; when fools have the word, the wise will be silent.

What destiny sends, bear! Whoever perseveres will be crowned.

Brave is the lion tamer, brave is the world subduer, but braver is the one who has subdued himself.

All our science calculates with abstracted individual external marks, which do not touch the inner existence of any single thing

What of us lies in the hearts of others is our truest and deepest self.

Where would the end be? Will the idea—the definition—of perfection stay the same? No. Perfection is too fickle. It’s in our nature to never be satisfied. We always think we can do more.

I don't watch things like Jeepers Creepers or Final Destination 53 ½. I really like more of the psychological thrillers.

When you have one of the first brains of Europe up against you, and all the powers of darkness at his back, there are infinite possibilities.

All who are not lunatics are agreed about certain things : That it is better to be alive than dead, better to be adequately fed than starved, better to be free than a slave

I prefer to discover new talent by holding open auditions.

I am supposed to worry about oceans rising 70 years from now, on climate models that have already proven to be utterly flawed?

When war comes, reason is regarded as treason.

We are to admit no more causes of natural things than such as are both true and sufficient to explain their appearances.

A lazy frost, a numbness of the mind.

...the endless repetition of an ordinary miracle.