"Why is art beautiful? Because it's useless. Why is life ugly? Because it's all ends and purposes and intentions."

"Civilization consists in giving something an unfitting name, then dream about the result. And indeed the false name a…"

"Knowing not to have illusions is absolutely necessary in order to have dreams."

"The slope takes you to the windmill, but effort takes you nowhere."

"Was it worthwhile? Everything is worthwhile if the soul is not small."

"It was just a moment, and I saw myself. Then I no longer could say what I was."

"Humanitarianism is rude."

"Destiny gave me only two things: a few accounting books and the gift of dreaming."

"Everything is absurd."

"The consciousness of life's unconsciousness is intelligence's oldest tax."