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

Dissipation is a form of self-sacrifice.

People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.

The main effect of a real revolution is perhaps that it sweeps away those who do not know how to wish, and brings to the front men with insatiable appetites for action, power and all that the world has to offer.

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.

The trouble is not chiefly that our universities are unfit for students but that many present-day students are unfit for universities.

The urge to escape our real self is also an urge to escape the rational and the obvious.