The killing of a criminal can be moral-but never its legitimation.

During long periods of history, the mode of human sense perception changes with humanity’s entire mode of existence. The manner in which human sense perception is organized, the medium in which it is accomplished, is determined not only by nature but by historical circumstances as well

The greater the decrease in the social significance of an art form, the sharper the distinction between criticism and enjoyment by the public. The conventional is uncritically enjoyed, and the truly new is criticized with aversion.

For only that which we knew and practiced at age 15 will one day constitute our attraction. And one thing, therefore, can never be made good: having neglected to run away from home.

Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience. A rustling in the leaves drives him away.

The good tidings which the historian of the past brings with throbbing heart may be lost in a void the very moment he opens his mouth.

Counsel woven into the fabric of real life is wisdom.