To say of men that they are bad is to say they are worse than we think we are, or worse than the ideal man whose image we have built up on the basis of a certain few.

Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men.

Science had better not free the minds of men too much, before it has tamed their instincts.

It is horrible to see everything that one detested in the past coming back wearing the colors of the future.

We give others praise which we ourselves don't believe, as long as they respond with praise we can believe.

We spend our time envying people whom we wouldn't wish to be.

There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past.