Man adapts himself to everything, to the best and the worst.

I am I plus my circumstances.

We live at a time when man believes himself fabulously capable of creation, but he does not know what to create.

The type of human being we prefer reveals the contours of our heart.

Better beware of notions like genius and inspiration; they are a sort of magic wand and should be used sparingly by anybody who wants to see things clearly.

History is the science of people.

In order to master the unruly torrent of life the learned man meditates, the poet quivers, and the political hero erects the fortress of his will.