Without a notion of the transcendental, human beings would, indeed, be animals; however, only fools can be convinced of it, and only degenerates need such a conviction.

Gold is the gift of vanity and common pride, but flowers are the gift of love and friendship.

I am a woman, and even if I could proceed with harshness and rigidity, it would disgust me nonetheless.

The character of the crowds is made up of mimicry and hostility.

It is good insofar as it is not evil.

Disregard for the consequences and for right and wrong nowadays passes as energy.

Metaphysics must be based on what exists, for it has the task of explicating it.