The small are always dependent on the great; they are "small" precisely because they think they are independent. The great thinker is one who can hear what is greatest in the work of other "greats" and who can transform it in an original manner.

There is no such thing as an empty word, only one that is worn out yet remains full.

Spiritual superiority [consists in] deep dedication ... in the form of the most rigorous training, as commitment, resistance, solitude, and love.

How one encounters reality is a choice.

The German language speaks Being, while all the others merely speak of Being.

he who thinks great thoughts often makes great errors

Longing is the agony of the nearness of the distant.