The unique eludes us; yet we remain faithful to the ideal of it; and in spite of sense and of our merely abstract thinking, it becomes for us the most real thing in the actual world, although for us it is the elusive goal of an infinite quest.
Josiah RoyceWe seek true individuality and the true individuals. But we find them not. For lo, we mortals see what our poor eyes can see; and they, the true individuals, - they belong not to this world of our merely human sense and thought.
Josiah RoyceReligious faith, indeed, relates to that which is above us, but it must arise from that which is within us.
Josiah RoyceMemory and hope constantly incite us to the extensions of the self which play so large a part in our daily life.
Josiah Royce