Charm is the quality in others that makes us more satisfied with ourselves.

There are 2 sorts of pride: one in which we approve others, the other in which we cannot accept ourselves.

The philosopher aspires to explain away all mysteries, to dissolve them into light. Mystery on the other hand is demanded and pursued by the religious instinct; mystery constitutes the essence of worship, the power of proselytism.

The ideal doctor would be a man endowed with profound knowledge of life and of the soul, intuitively divining any suffering or disorder of whatever kind, and restoring peace by his mere presence.

Each man enters into God so much as God enters into him.

The great artist and thinker are the simplifiers.

Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.