I am not bigoted enough for a system-and not even for my system.

He who knows himself to be profound endeavors to be clear; he who would like to appear profound to the crowd endeavors to be obscure.

I admire the courage and wisdom of Socrates in everything he did, said--and did not say.

Perhaps no one as yet has been truthful enough about what "truthfulness" is.

The earth is like the breasts of a woman: useful as well as pleasing.

Freedom of Will-that is the expression for the complex state of delight of the person exercising volition, who commands and at the same time identifies himself with the executor of the order-who, as such, enjoys also the triumph over obstacles, but thinks within himself that it was really his own will that overcame them. In this way the person exercising volition adds the feelings of delight of his successful executive instruments, the useful underwills or under-souls-indeed, our body is but a social structure composed of many souls-to his feelings of delight as commander.

Art is the highest task and the proper metaphysical activity of this life.