Measured objectively, what a man can wrest from Truth by passionate striving is utterly infinitesimal. But the striving frees us from the bonds of the self and makes us comrades of those who are the best and the greatest.

Time has no independent existence apart from the order of events by which we measure it.

It's no accident that capitalism has brought with it progress, not merely in production but also in knowledge. Egoism and competition are, alas, stronger forces than public spirit and sense of duty.

How vile and despicable war seems to me! I would rather be hacked to pieces than take part in such an abominable business.

You accept the historical Jesus?

Try first to be a man of value; success will follow.

I am also convinced that one gains the purest joy from spirited things only when they are not tied in with earning one's livelihood.