In most men there exists a poet who died young, whom the man survived.

Nature wants us to enjoy life to the full and die without giving it a second thought; Christianity wants the opposite.

With everyone born human, a poet - an artist - is born, who dies young and who is survived by an adult.

I have always thought that if we began for one moment to say what we thought, society would collapse.

What signifies the ladder, provided one rise and attain the end?

If you want to succeed, limit yourself.

Despair itself if it goes on long enough, can become a kind of sanctuary in which one settles down and feels at ease.