“It's in the anomalies that nature reveals its secrets.”

“Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.”

“I laugh at my heart, and do its will.”

“A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.”

“Des Menschen Kraft, im Dichter offenbartThe human power is revealed by poetIl potere dell'umanità si rivela nel poeta”

“It's irrelevant whether what one says is true or false: both will be contradicted.”

“I am fully convinced that the soul is indestructible, and its activity will continue through eternity.”