Beware of what you do best; its bound to be a trap.

Breath, dreams, silence, invincible calm, you triumph.

History is the most dangerous product which the chemistry of the mind has concocted. Its properties are well known. It produces dreams and drunkenness. It fills people with false memories, exaggerates their reactions, exacerbates old grievances, torments them in their repose, and encourages either a delirium of grandeur or a delusion of persecution. It makes whole nations bitter, arrogant, insufferable and vainglorious.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

A poet's work consists less in seeking words for his ideas than in seeking ideas for his words and predominant rhythms.

In the physical world, one cannot increase the size or quantity of anything without changing its quality. Similar figures exist only in pure geometry.

To hit someone means to adopt his point of view.