As we expand our knowledge of good books, we shrink the circle of men whose company we appreciate.

The religion of Big Data sets itself the goal of fulfilling man's unattainable desires, but for that very reason ignores her attainable needs.

The first and highest law must be the love of man to man. Homo homini Deus est - this is the supreme practical maxim, this is the turning point of the world's History.

I would rather be a devil in alliance with truth, than an angel in alliance with falsehood.

What else is the power of melody but the power of feeling? Music is the language of feeling; melody is audible feeling - feeling communicating itself.

It is as clear as the sun and as evident as the day that there is no God and that there can be none.

Christianity has in fact long vanished, not only from the reason but also from the life of mankind, and it is nothing more than a fixed idea.