Man is a creative retrospection of nature upon itself.

In the world of language, or in other words in the world of art and liberal education, religion necessarily appears as mythology or as Bible.

Versatility of education can be found in our best poetry, but the depth of mankind should be found in the philosopher.

Poetry should describe itself, and always be simultaneously poetry and the poetry of poetry.

In the ancients, one sees the accomplished letter of entire poetry: in the moderns, one has the presentiment of the spirit in becoming.

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.

Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into this liberal form.