I am part of the part that once was everything, Part of the darkness which gave birth to light… Mephistopheles, from Faust.

Whoever gives himself up to solitude, Ah! he is soon alone.

There is repetition everywhere, and nothing is found only once in the world.

The art of governing is a great metier, requiring the whole man, and it is therefore not well for a ruler to have too strong tendencies for other affairs.

We're only really thinking when we can't think out fully what we are really thinking about!

I believe in God and in nature and in the triumph of good over evil.

If you must tell me your opinions, tell me what you believe in. I have plenty of doubts of my own.