From passions grow opinions; intellectual laziness lets these harden into convictions.

A heart full of courage and cheerfulness needs a little danger from time to time, or the world gets unbearable.

If you want me to believe in your redeemer, you are going to have to look a lot more redeemed.

Behold! I am weary of my wisdom, like the bee that has gathered too much honey; I need hands outstretched to take it from me. I wish to spread it and bestow it, until the wise have once more become joyous in their folly, and the poor happy in their riches.

Madness is not a consequence of uncertainty but of certainty.

Every deep thinker is more afraid of being understood than of being misunderstood.

What does it matter whether I am shown to be right! I am right too much!--And he who laughs best today will also laugh last.