Whoever starts out toward the unknown must consent to venture alone.

By the time a philospher answers a question weve usually forgotten what was asked.

Oh, would that my mind could let fall its dead ideas, as the tree does its withered leaves!

Other people's appetites easily appear excessive when one doesn't share them.

A desire for truth is by no means a need for certitude and it would be unwise to confuse one with the other.

The pettiness of a mind can be measured by the pettiness of its adoration or its blasphemy.

The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity.