The efficacy of religion lies precisely in what is not rational, philosophic, nor eternal; its efficacy lies in the unforeseen, the miraculous, the extraordinary. Thus religion attracts more devotion according as it demands more faith - that is to say, as it becomes more incredible to the profane mind.

Great men are the real men, in them nature has succeeded.

Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness.

The great artist and thinker are the simplifiers.

From every spot on earth we are equally near heaven and the infinite.

To be always ready a man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied.

Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.