When a man's life is over, it remains true that he was one sort of man and not another. A man who understands himself under the form of eternity knows the quality that eternally belongs to him, and knows that he cannot wholly die, even if he would, for when the movement of his life is over, the truth of his life remains.

Trust the man who hesitates in his speech and is quick and steady in action, but beware of long arguments and long beards.

Sanity is madness put to good use.

Religions are the great fairy tales of conscience.

To keep beauty in its place is to make all things beautiful.

To knock a thing down, especially if it is cocked at an arrogant angle, is a deep delight of the blood.

History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.