A critic is a reader who ruminates. Thus, he should have more than one stomach.

Prudishness is pretense of innocence without innocence. Women have to remain prudish as long as men are sentimental, dense, and evil enough to demand of them eternal innocence and lack of education. For innocence is the only thing which can ennoble lack of education.

Where philosophy ends, poetry must commence. There should not be a common point of view, a natural manner of thinking which standsin contrast to art and liberal education, or mere living; that is, one should not conceive of a realm of crudeness beyond the boundaries of education. Every conscious link of an organism should not perceive its limits without a feeling for its unity in relation to the whole. For example, philosophy should not only be contrasted to non-philosophy, but also to poetry.

What is called good society is usually nothing but a mosaic of polished caricatures.

Many a witty inspiration is like the surprising reunion of befriended thoughts after a long separation.

With respect to ingenious subconsciousness, I think, philosophers might well rival poets.

If you want to penetrate into the heart of physics, then let yourself be initiated into the mysteries of poetry.