Bid, then, the tender light of faith to shine By which alone the mortal heart is led Unto the thinking of the thought divine.

Before you contradict an old man, my fair friend, you should endeavour to understand him.

Existence is a miracle, and, morally considered, a free gift from moment to moment.

It would hardly be possible to exaggerate man's wretchedness if it were not so easy to overestimate his sensibility

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

At best, the true philosopher can fulfil his mission very imperfectly, which is to pilot himself, or at most a few voluntary companions who may find themselves in the same boat.

An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world.