A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.

Time itself is an element.

However often we turn to it [the Koran] at first disgusting us each time afresh, it soon attracts, astounds, and in the end enforces our reverence. . . . Its style, in accordance with its contents and aim is stern, grand, terrible - ever and anon truly sublime - Thus this book will go on exercising through all ages a most potent influence.

I am a part of the part that at first was all, part of the darkness that gave birth to the light, that supercilious light which now disputes with Mother Night her ancient rank and space, and yet cannot succeed; no matter how it struggles, it sticks to matter and can't get free. Light flows from substance, makes it beautiful.

When ideas fail, words come in very handy.

Nature goes her own way, and all that to us seems an exception is really according to order.

Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill.