One completely overcomes only what one assimilates.

Without mysticism man can achieve nothing great.

To understand is nothing, but to be understood-that is the problem and the source of anguish. The soul throbs and would have the other know-but can not and feels isolated. Then come gestures, words, awkward explanations and material symbols for imponderable outbursts of feeling-and the soul despairs.

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers the most from its own limitations.

Not everyone can be an orphan.

Atheism. There is not a single exalting and emancipating influence that does not in turn become inhibitory.

To love the truth is to refuse to let oneself be saddened by it.