The purpose of philosophers is to show people what is right under their noses.
We are made kind by being kind.
To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question.
A grievance is most poignant when almost redressed.
The chemistry of dissatisfaction is as the chemistry of some marvelously potent tar. In it are the building stones of explosives, stimulants, poisons, opiates, perfumes and stenches.
The poor on the borderline of starvation live purposeful lives. To be engaged in a desperate struggle for food and shelter is to be wholly free from a sense of futility