A little wisdom is indeed possible; but this blessed security have I found in all things, that they prefer--to DANCE on the feet of chance.

Do not allow yourselves to be deceived: Great Minds are Skeptical.

The sensible author writes for no other posterity than his own--that is, for his age--so as to be able even then to take pleasurein himself.

Animals know nothing of themselves, and they also know nothing of the world.

One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.

We are unknown to ourselves, we men of knowledge - and with good reason. We have never sought ourselves - how could it happen that we should ever find ourselves? It has rightly been said: "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also"; our treasure is where the beehives of our knowledge are.

We only hear questions that we are able to answer.