You believe I run after the strange because I do not know the beautiful; no, it is because you do not know the beautiful that I seek the strange.

In each of us there is a little of all of us.

Just as we outgrow a pair of trousers, we outgrow acquaintances, libraries, principles, etc., at times before they're worn out and times - and this is the worst of all - before we have new ones.

To do the opposite of something is also a form of imitation, namely an imitation of its opposite.

As nations improve, so do their gods.

It is said that truth comes from the mouths of fools and children: I wish every good mind which feels an inclination for satire would reflect that the finest satirist always has something of both in him.

Some theories are good for nothing except to be argued about.