The subject of history is the gradual realization of all that is practically necessary.

As the ancient commander addressed his soldiers before battle, so should the moralist speak to men in the struggle of the era.

The subject of history is the gradual realization of all that is practically necessary.

Irony is the form of paradox. Paradox is what is good and great at the same time.

Because Christianity is a religion of death, it could be treated with the utmost realism, and it could have its orgies, just likethe old religion of nature and life.

The surest method of being incomprehensible or, moreover, to be misunderstood is to use words in their original sense; especially words from the ancient languages.

The obsession with moderation is the spirit of castrated narrow-mindedness.