“When one has not had a good father, one must create one.”
Dad“A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read with exactness.”
Great“When one has not had a good father, one must create one.”
Dad“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.”
Art“This is the hardest of all: to close the open hand out of love, and keep modest as a giver.”
Love“Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory it too good.”
Good“Regarding life, the wisest men of all ages have judged alike: it is worthless.”
Life“Whoever does not have a good father should procure one.”
Dad“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”
Strength“Art raises its head where creeds relax.”
Art“The future influences the present just as much as the past.”
Future“A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy.”
Friendship“And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.”
Truth“Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest.”
Art“Without music, life would be a mistake.”
Life“War has always been the grand sagacity of every spirit which has grown too inward and too profound its curative power lies even in the wounds one receives.”
Power“Glance into the world just as though time were gone: and everything crooked will become straight to you.”
Time“The 'kingdom of Heaven' is a condition of the heart - not something that comes 'upon the earth' or 'after death.'”
Death“We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.”
Truth“There cannot be a God because if there were one, I could not believe that I was not He.”
God“A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.”
Faith“Faith: not wanting to know what is true.”
Faith