This is one of those views which are so absolutely absurd that only very learned men could possibly adopt them.

There is an element of the busybody in our conception of virtue: unless a man makes himself a nuisance to a great many people, we do not think he can be an exceptionally good man.

The search for something permanent is one of the deepest of the instincts leading men to philosophy.

My sad conviction is that people can only agree about what they're not really interested in.

In the revolt against idealism, the ambiguities of the word experience have been perceived, with the result that realists have more and more avoided the word.

To be able to concentrate for a considerable time is essential to difficult achievement.

The dictum that human nature cannot be changed is one of those tiresome platitudes that conceal from the ignorant the depths of their own ignorance.