“The contemporary world has turned its back on the attempt and even on the desire to live reasonably.”

“Fashion is something barbarous, for it produces innovation without reason and imitation without benefit.”

“A habitual indulgence in the inarticulate is a sure sign of the philosopher who has not learned to think, the poet who has not learned to write, the painter who has not learned to paint, and the impression that has not learned to express itself--all of which are compatible with an immensity of genius in the inexpressible soul.”

“There is wisdom in turning as often as possible from the familiar to the unfamiliar: it keeps the mind nimble, it kills prejudice, and it fosters humor.”

“Everything in nature is lyrical in its ideal essence, tragic in its fate, and comic in its existence.”

“The wisest mind has something yet to learn.”

“The wisest man has something yet to learn.”