Art is mightier than knowledge, for it wants life, and knowledge attains as its ultimate end only—annihilation.

I demand from a book harmony as unity and moderation; that determines the choice of words, the type and number of metaphors, the development and conclusion.

Democracy and free speech are not facets of one gem; democracy and free speech are eternal enemies.

One has to take a somewhat bold and dangerous line with this existence: especially as, whatever happens, we are bound to lose it.

If you still experience the stars as something "over you," you still don't have the eyes of a knower.

And if something great fails you, does that mean you yourselves are—failures? And if you yourselves are failures, does that mean—the human being is a failure? But if the human being is a failure: well then! come now!

Generally speaking, punishment makes men hard and cold; it concentrates; it sharpens the feeling of alienation; it strengthens the power of resistance.