To disrespect the masses is moral; to honor them, lawful.

What do the few existing mystics still do? -- They more or less mold the raw chaos of already existing religion. But only in an isolated, insignificant manner, through feeble attempts. Do it in a grand manner from all aspects with unified efforts, and let us awaken all religions from their graves, newly revivify and form the immortal ones through the omnipotence of art and science.

Nothing is more witty and grotesque than ancient mythology and Christianity; that is because they are so mystical.

Aphorisms are the true form of the universal philosophy.

He who does not become familiar with nature through love will never know her.

The highest good and solely useful is liberal education.

Just as a child is really a thing that wants to become a man, so is the poem an object of nature that wants to become an object ofart.