If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.

We may affirm, then, that the main drift of the later Renaissance was away from a humanism that favored a free expansion toward a humanism that was in the highest degree disciplinary and selective.

For behind all imperialism is ultimately the imperialistic individual, just as behind all peace is ultimately the peaceful individual.

The true humanist maintains a just balance between sympathy and selection.

It is well to open one's mind but only as a preliminary to closing it ... for the supreme act of judgment and selection.

Very few of the early Italian humanists were really humane.

Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment.