The purpose of philosophers is to show people what is right under their noses.
Nature attains perfection, but man never does.
A mass movement attracts and holds a following not because it can satisfy the desire for self-advancement, but because it can satisfy the passion for self-renunciation.
It is loneliness that makes the loudest noise. This is true of men as of dogs.
Far more crucial than what we know or do not know is what we do not want to know.
We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.