All philosophy is a form of confession.

Learn to laugh at yourselves as one must laugh!

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

Every true faith is infallible. It performs what the believing person hopes to find in it. But it does not offer the least support for the establishing of an objective truth. Here the ways of men divide. If you want to achieve peace of mind and happiness, have faith. If you want to be a disciple of truth, then search.

Sometimes all you need to do to win clever people over to a principle is to present it in the form of a shocking paradox.

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.

Once and for all, there are many things I choose not to know.--Wisdom sets limits even to knowledge.