How interesting it would be to write the story of the experiences in this life of a man who killed himself in his previous life; how he stumbles against the very demands which had offered themselves before, until he arrives at the realization that he must fulfill those demands. The deeds of the preceding life give direction to the present life.

"A real work of art destroys, in the consciousness of the receiver, the separation between himself and the artist."

We call beauty that which supplies us with a particular pleasure.

She had no need to ask why he had come. She knew as certainly as if he had told her that he was here to be where she was.

The religious superstition is encouraged by means of the institution of churches, processions, monuments, festivities....The so-called clergy stupefy the masses....They befog the people and keep them in an eternal condition of stupefaction.

The kinder and more intelligent a person is, the more kindness he can find in other people. Kindness enriches our life; with kindness mysterious things become clear, difficult things become easy and dull things become cheerful.

The recognition of the sanctity of the life of every man is the first and only basis of all morality.