The man who denounces life merely defines himself as the man who is unequal to it.

Anything which throws light upon the Universe, anything which reveals us to ourselves, should be welcome in this world of riddles.

Must not understanding lie open unto wisdom as the pyramids lie open to the stars? (6:2)

There is no part of me that is not of the Gods.

Imagine listening to Beethoven with the prepossession that C is a good note and F a bad one; yet this is exactly the stand point from which all uninitiates contemplate the universe. Obviously, they miss the music.

Religion itself becomes offensively monotonous. On every point of vantage are pagodas -- stupid stalagmites of stagnant piety.

In the absence of willpower the most complete collection of virtues and talents is wholly worthless.