An impractical man--which he not only seems to be, but really is--will always be unreliable and unpredictable in his dealings with others. He will engage in actions that mean something else to him than to others, but he is at peace with himself about everything as long as he can make it all come together in a fine idea.

A man can't be angry at his own time without suffering some damage.

A man who wants the truth becomes a scientist; a man who wants to give free play to his subjectivity may become a writer; but what should a man do who wants something in between?

Anyone who still wants to experience fairytales these days can’t afford to dither when it comes to using their brains.

Every word wants to be taken literally, else it decays into a lie. But one mustn't take any word literally, else the world becomes a madhouse.

And what would you do, ... if you could rule the world for a day? I suppose I would have no choice but to abolish reality.

A politician who climbs high over the bodies of the slain is described as vile or great according to the degree of his success.