The state exists for man, not man for the state. The same may be said of science. These are old phrases, coined by people who saw in human individuality the highest human value. I would hesitate to repeat them, were it not for the ever recurring danger that they may be forgotten, especially in these days of organization and stereotypes.

To understand the world one must not be worrying about one's self.

I soon learned to scent out that which was able to lead to fundamentals and to turn aside from everything else, from the multitude of things which clutter up the mind and divert it from the essential.

Experts are just trained dogs.

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.

The one who walks alone, is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been.

Is it not a terrible thing to be forced by society to do things which all of us as individuals regard as abominable crimes?