Where freedom is real, equality is the passion of the masses. Where equality is real, freedom is the passion of a small minority.

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

Action is at bottom a swinging and flailing of the arms to regain one's balance and keep afloat.

The purpose of philosophers is to show people what is right under their noses.

Man's chief goal in life is still to become and stay human, and defend his achievements against the encroachment of nature.

The act of self-denial seems to confer on us the right to be harsh and merciless toward others.

Unpredictability, too, can become monotonous.