Just as King Midas turned everything to gold, Stalin turned everything to mediocrity.

Anything too far out of tune with our attitude is lost, either in the ears themselves or somewhere beyond, but it is lost.

Surely people should eventually cease to be surprised at anything? And yet they continue to be.

... that maxim of Descartes: "Question everything!" Question everything!

Religion always remains higher than everyday life. In order to make the elevation towards religion easier for people, religion must be able to alter its forms in relation to the consciousness of modern man.

There is no point asserting and reasserting what the heart cannot believe.

Surrender one hair, and you'll end up beardless.