Considered subjectively, philosophy always begins in the middle, like an epic poem.

An artist is he who has his center within himself. He who lacks this must choose a particular leader and mediator outside of himself, not forever, however, but only at first. For man cannot exist without a living center, and if he does not have it within himself, he may seek it only in a human being. Only a human being and his center can stimulate and awaken that of another.

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

One can only become a philosopher, but not be one. As one believes he is a philosopher, he stops being one.

Like Leibniz's possible worlds, most men are only equally entitled pretenders to existence. There are few existences.

He who has religion will speak poetry. But philosophy is the tool with which to seek and discover religion.

Man is a creative retrospection of nature upon itself.