Man is free whenever he produces or manifests God, and through this he becomes immortal.

Irony is a clear consciousness of an eternal agility, of the infinitely abundant chaos.

Versatility of education can be found in our best poetry, but the depth of mankind should be found in the philosopher.

Aphorisms are the true form of the universal philosophy.

Nothing truly convincing - which would possess thoroughness, vigor, and skill - has been written against the ancients as yet; especially not against their poetry.

Strictly speaking, the idea of a scientific poem is probably as nonsensical as that of a poetic science.

Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into this liberal form.

Wit as an instrument of revenge is as infamous as art is as a means of sensual titillation.

The main thing is to know something and to say it.

When reason and unreason come into contact, an electrical shock occurs. This is called polemics.

A priest is he who lives solely in the realm of the invisible, for whom all that is visible has only the truth of an allegory.

Transparency means to dedicate our thoughts and efforts to non privacy rules and not to defend negative intelligence ideas or surveillance programs.

And then split his own cranium in half. I would like to see you do that yourself Blore. It would take some practice.

Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.

I love movie-making. I'm interested in writing and directing, and I've dabbled, but I haven't done anything I care to brag about. Yet.

Dissenting opinions are useful even when they're wrong. So instead of speaking to highly agreeable audiences, target suggestions to people with a history of originality.

Now he had recognized himself as a dead man it became important to stay alive as long as possible.

The more you depend on forces outside yourself, the more you are dominated by them.

America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests.

The difference between gossip and philosophy lies only in one's way of taking a fact.

Frustration is a function of our expectations, and our expectations are often a reflection of the social mirror rather than our own values and priorities.