Most men go through life unchallenged, except at the final moment.

Fear is the penalty of consciousness forced to stare at itself.

Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.

Scientists seek the lawfulness of events. It is the task of Religion to fit man into this lawfulness.

Chance is the nature of our universe. [...] madness represents a chaotic reservoir of surprises. Some surprises can be valuable.

The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in.

Caution is the path to mediocrity. Gliding, passionless mediocrity is all that most people think they can achieve.