Vaguely at first, then more distinctly, I realized that man is an eternal stranger on this planet.

To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question.

Nationalist pride, like other variants of pride, can be a substitute for self-respect.

Somewhere between the Angels and the French lies the rest of humanity.

Our originality shows itself most strikingly not in what we wholly originate but in what we do with that which we borrow from others.

Vehemence is the expression of a blind effort to support and uphold something that can never stand on its own. Whether it is our own meaningless self we are upholding, or some doctrine devoid of evidence, we can do it only in a frenzy of faith.

Rudeness is the weak man's limitation of strength.