A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours. patriotism & society
Theater is, of course, a reflection of life. Maybe we have to improve life before we can hope to improve theater. hope
To become a popular religion, it is only necessary for a superstition to enslave a philosophy. religion
It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own. wisdom
Many people believe that they are attracted by God, or by Nature, when they are only repelled by man. nature
Whoever marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next. aging
True faith is belief in the reality of absolute values. faith
The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values. education & knowledge
Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art. art
The enemies of freedom do not argue they shout and they shoot. freedom