One is fruitful only at the cost of being rich in contradictions.

The moment Germany rises as a great power, France gains a new importance as a cultural power.

Every habit makes our hand more witty and our wit less handy.

I presume that you are compassionate: to be without pity means to be sick in body and spirit. But one should have spirit in abundance, so as to be permitted to be compassionate! For your pity is detrimental to you and to everyone.

The 'kingdom of Heaven' is a condition of the heart - not something that comes 'upon the earth' or 'after death.'

My philosophy is inverted Platonism: the further a thing is from true being, the purer, the lovelier, the better it is. Living inillusion as a goal!

We must remain as close to the flowers, the grass, and the butterflies as the child is who is not yet so much taller than they are.