I Do Not Speak Of What I

I Hate All Explanations; They Who Make Them Deceive Either Themselves Or The Other Party,-generally Both.

National Literature Does Not Mean Much These Days; Now Is The Age Of World Literature, And Every One Must Contribute To Hasten Thearrival Of That Age.

Great Necessity Elevates Man, Petty Necessity Casts Him Down

The Greatest Genius Will Not Be Worth Much If He Pretends To Draw Exclusively From His Own Resources

I Am Certain That I Have Been Here As I Am Now A Thousand Times Before, And I Hope To Return A Thousand Times... Man Is A Dialogue Between Nature And God. On Other Planets This Dialogue Will Doubtless Be Of A Higher And Profounder Character. What Is Lacking Is Self-knowledge. After That The Rest Will Follow.