Will without intellect is the most vulgar and common thing in the world, possessed by every blockhead, who, in the gratification of his passions, shows the stuff of which he is made.

Faith is like love: it does not let itself be forced.

... that when you're buying books, you're optimistically thinking you're buying the time to read them. (Paraphrase of Schopenhauer)

Life without pain has no meaning.

Any book, which is at all important, should be reread immediately

Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first.

The first rule for a good style is to have something to say; in fact, this in itself is almost enough.