“nihil novum nihil varium nihil quod non semel spectasse sufficiat”
“What is the difference between “creator” and “craftsman”? The one who creates bestows being itself, he brings something out of nothing—ex nihilo sui et subiecti, as the Latin puts it—and this, in the strict sense, is a mode of operation which belongs to the Almighty alone. The craftsman, by contrast, uses something that already exists, to which he gives form and meaning.”
“Courage is impulsive; it is narcissism tempered with nihilism.”
“Nihilism is not an existential quandary but a speculative opportunity.”
“atque illi artifices corporis simulacra ignotis nota faciebant; quae uel si nulla, nihilo sint tamen obscuriores clari uiri.”