The need to raise itself above humanity is humanity's main characteristic.

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.

Kindness danced through the streets, leaving warmer hearts and smiles everywhere it dared to show itself.

Your lifestyle should contrast your obedience

To be the world No. 1 has always been a dream for me.

The wisest thing to do if you’re living in hell is to make yourself comfortable.

Wherever you go in the history of America, there have been Black people making contributions, but their contributions have been obscured, lost, buried.

There's a word for a writer who never gives up: published.

Love either finds equality or makes it.

In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear.

What sort of personality does one need to have, as a twenty-first-century mechanic, to tolerate the layers of electronic bullshit that get piled on top of machines?

You start living for the obsession alone ... You want to arrive somewhere regardless of whether you're enjoying the road or not.