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

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.

When you're cold, don't expect sympathy from someone who's warm.

It is the artist who realizes that there is a supreme force above him and works gladly away as a small apprentice under God's heaven.

There is something predetermined in the mutual attraction between Germany and Russia. Otherwise, this attraction would not have survived two ghastly World Wars.

One should never direct people towards happiness, because happiness too is an idol of the market-place. One should direct them towards mutual affection. A beast gnawing at its prey can be happy too, but only human beings can feel affection for each other, and this is the highest achievement they can aspire to.

The next war... may well bury Western civilization forever.