Science and art, or by the same token, poetry and prose differ from one another like a journey and an excursion. The purpose of the journey is its goal, the purpose of an excursion is the process.

Why does the past look so enticing to us? For the same reason why from a distance a meadow with flowers looks like a flower bed.

There is one privilege we'll never lose; currently it's called nationality. It means that everyone was born somewhere, which is infact self-evident.

If someone took the finest marble and knew how to shape it artfully: Prometheus' material was lowly clay, but his statues walked.

To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism.

What is done for the children is doubly beneficial, since their success, obvious to everyone, educates the parents as well.

Metaphysics must be based on what exists, for it has the task of explicating it.