Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, f... - Arthur Schopenhauer

"Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see."

"Faith is like love: it does not let itself be forced."

"Qualsiasi uomo notevole, chiunque cioè non appartenga a quei 5/6 dell'umanità dotati tanto miseramente dalla natura, rimarrà dopo i quarant'anni difficilmente esente da una certa traccia di misantropia."

"Ordinary people merely think how they shall 'spend' their time; a man of talent tries to 'use' it."

"A man can be himself only so long as he is alone, and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom, for it is only when he is alone that he is really free."