Women are treated as unjustly in poetry as in life. The feminine ones are not idealistic, and the idealistic not feminine.

Only through religion can logic develop into philosophy, only from this source stems that which makes philosophy more than science. And without religion we will have only novels, or the triviality today called belles lettres instead of an eternally rich and infinite poetry.

The symmetry and organization of history teaches us that mankind, during its existence and development, genuinely was and became an individual, a person. In this great personality of mankind, God became man.

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

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.

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

Strictly speaking, the idea of a scientific poem is probably as nonsensical as that of a poetic science.