Every good man progressively becomes God. To become God, to be man, and to educate oneself, are expressions that are synonymous.

Novels tend to end as the Paternoster begins: with the kingdom of God on earth.

The difference between religion and morality lies simply in the classical division of things into the divine and the human, if one only interprets this correctly.

Wit as an instrument of revenge is as infamous as art is as a means of sensual titillation.

We should never invoke the spirit of antiquity as our authority. Spirits are peculiar things; they cannot be grasped with the hands and be held up before others. Spirits reveal themselves only to spirits. The most direct and concise method would be, in this case as well, to prove the possession of the only redeeming faith by good works.

In order to be able to write well upon a subject, one must have ceased to be interested in it; the thought which is to be soberlyexpressed must already be entirely past and no longer be one's actual concern.

Every good man progressively becomes God. To become God, to be man, and to educate oneself, are expressions that are synonymous.