The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect was already in the cause.

It is emotion that drives the intelligence forward in spite of obstacles.

And I also see how this body influences external images: it gives back movement to them.

The motive power of democracy is love

There is nothing in philosophy which could not be said in everyday language.

I would say act like a man of thought and think like a man of action.

If reality impacted directly on our senses and our consciousness, if we could have direct communication between the material world and ourselves, art would be unnecessary.