Wit as an instrument of revenge is as infamous as art is as a means of sensual titillation.

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.

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.

Publication is to thinking as childbirth is to the first kiss.

Let us dance with passion. Our hearts will be dancing with joy and the magic of the music.

Me And Ocean -- Two Deep Dreams Of God

[On the virtuous man] "He combines the highest, lowest and middle chords in complete harmony within himself.

The only thing I advocate for is for equality for female athletes because we train just as hard, and we're always having a lot of head-to-head clashes, always competing against each other.

No chains around my feet, But I'm not free.

Entropy is the price of structure.

I'll be a Houston Astro no matter what ... I would certainly want to leave myself open to a return to the team if that made sense for the organization and for me as well.

You can never have a thousand percent batting average on jokes - it's just never going to happen.

Some people say I'm a gender bender. Whether that's right I leave up for interpretation.

I often think of myself as the discoverer-in-chief.