To the man of thought almost nothing is really ridiculous.

As to the value of conversions, God alone can judge. God alone can know how wide are the steps which the soul has to take before it can approach to a community with Him, to the dwelling of the perfect, or to the intercourse and friendship of higher natures.

The beautiful is a phenomenon which is never apparent of itself, but is reflected in a thousand different works of the creator.

War is in truth a disease in which the juices that serve health and maintenance are used for the sole purpose of nourishing something foreign, something at odds with nature.

The senses do not deceive us, but the judgment does.

He who serves the public is a poor animal; he worries himself to death and no one thanks him for it.

Because everyone uses language to talk, everyone thinks he can talk about language.