Life is made too easy. Mankind's moral fibre is giving way under the softening influence of luxury.

The slogan offers a counterweight to the general dispersion of thought by holding it fast to a single, utterly succinct and unforgettable expression, one which usually inspires men to immediate action. It abolishes reflection: the slogan does not argue, it asserts and commands.

Whether the aim is in heaven or on earth, wisdom or wealth, the essential condition of its pursuit and attainment is always security and order.

The new knowledge has not yet settled in culture. It has not yet been integrated in a new cosmic conception.

There are no instances known to me of cultures having forsaken Truth or renounced the understanding in its widest sense.

You only live a short time... and you are dead a long time.

The repudiation of the primacy of understanding means the repudiation of the norms of judgment as well, and hence the abandonment of all ethical standards.