 Every true, eternal problem is an equally true, eternal fault; every answer an atonement, every realisation an improvement. |
| All genius is a conquering of chaos and mystery. |
| The genius which runs to madness is no longer genius. |
| Fate determines many things, no matter how we struggle. |
| Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn - exactly like its enemy, life. Thereby are life and flames so often compared. |
| The fixed stars signify the angel in man. That is why man orients himself by them; and that is why women have no appreciation for the starry sky; because they have no sense of the angel in man. |
| No men who really think deeply about women retain a high opinion of them; men either despise women or they have never thought seriously about them. |
