All philosophy is a form of confession.

Triumph depends on a roll of Fate's dice; the ultimate prize is a place in Heaven.

Unconsciously we seek the principles and opinions which are suited to our temperament, so that at last it seems as if these principles and opinions had formed our character and given it support and stability.

He who does not desire much more from things than knowledge of them easily makes peace with his soul.

Yet tell me, my brothers: if a goal for humanity is still lacking, is there not still lacking--humanity itself?

When art dresses itself in the most worn-out material it is most easily recognized as art.

Truth will have no gods before it.- The belief in truth begins with the doubt of all truths in which one has previously believed.