Every form of life is in its origin not natural, but divine and human; for it must spring from love, just as there can be no reason without spirit.

The life and vigor of poetry consists of the fact that it steps out of itself, tears out a section of religion, then withdraws into itself to assimilate it. The same is true of philosophy.

Most thoughts are only profiles of thoughts. They must be inverted and synthesized with their antipodes. Thus many philosophical writings become very interesting which would not have been so otherwise.

German writings attain popularity through a great name, or through personalities, or through good connections, or through effort,or through moderate immorality, or through accomplished incomprehensibility, or through harmonious platitude, or through versatile boredom, or through constant striving after the absolute.

It is peculiar to mankind to transcend mankind.

The essential point of view of Christianity is sin.

Religion is absolutely unfathomable. Always and everywhere one can dig more deeply into infinities.