The thing is to understand myself: the thing is to find a truth which is true for me, to find the idea for which I can live and die. That is what I now recognize as the most important thing.

If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because I cannot do this I must believe. If I wish to preserve myself in faith I must constantly be intent upon holding fast the objective uncertainty so as to remain out upon the deep, over seventy thousand fathoms of water, still preserving my faith.

It is better to try something and fail than to try nothing and succeed. The result may be the same, but you won't be. We always grow more through defeats than victories.

All the shrewdness of 'man' seeks one thing: to be able to live without responsibility.

Sleeping is the height of genius

To pace about, looking to obtain status, looking to attain 'importance' - I can think of nothing more ridiculous.

God creates everything out of nothing. And everything which God is to use, he first reduces to nothing