Man's mind is so formed 

that it is far more susceptible 

to falsehood 

than to truth.

One should be able to control and manipulate experiences with an informed and intelligent mind.

Inspiration exists, 

but it has to find us working.

 

The universe is an intelligence test.

Anyone who has begun to think, 

places some portion of the world in jeopardy.

 

To exist is to change, 

to change is to mature, 

to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.

Art should never try to be popular. 

The public should try to make itself artistic.

The most radical revolutionary 

will become a conservative 

the day after the revolution.

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.

In poetic language, 

in which the sign as such takes on an autonomous value, 

this sound symbolism becomes an actual factor 

and creates a sort of accompaniment to the signified.

It's so easy for propaganda to work, 

and dissent to be mocked.

Every sentence I utter 

must be understood 

not as an affirmation, 

but as a question.

You've got to think about big things while you're doing small things, 

so that all the small things go in the right direction.

The difference between people and ideas is ... only superficial.

 

Everyone has been made for some particular work, 

and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.