Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.

Good does not become better by being exaggerated, but worse; And a small evil becomes a big one through being disregarded and repressed.

The decisive question for man is: Is he related to something infinite or not? That is the telling question of his life. Only if we know that the thing which truly matters is the infinite can we avoid fixing our interest upon futilities, and upon all kinds of goals which are not of real importance.

My whole being was seeking for something still unknown which might confer meaning upon the banality of life.

The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.

The prerequisite for a good marriage ... is the license to be unfaithful.

Hitler is a shy and friendly man with artistic tastes and gifts.