The genuine coherence of our ideas does not come from the reasoning that ties them together, but from the spiritual impulse that gives rise to them.

Hierarchies are celestial. In hell all are equal.

The unbeliever imagines that religion pretends to offer answers, while the believer knows that the only promise it makes is to multiply questions.

The fool is disturbed not when they tell him that his ideas are false, but when they suggest that they have gone out of style.

Nowadays public opinion is not the sum of private opinions. On the contrary, private opinions are an echo of public opinion

Truth is in history, but history is not the truth.

Violence is not necessary to destroy a civilization. Each civilization dies from indifference toward the unique values which created it.