You might say that the very best that can happen is to have energetic opponents.

The only thing we require to be good philosophers is the faculty of wonder.

Only philosophers embark on this perilous expedition to the outermost reaches of language and existence. Some of them fall off, but others cling on desperately and yell at the people nestling deep in the snug softness, stuffing themselves with delicious food and drink. 'Ladies and Gentlemen,' they yell, 'we are floating in space!' But none of the people down there care.

But understanding will always require some effort. You probably wouldn't admire a friend who was good at everything if it cost her no effort.

Where both reason and experience fall short, there occurs a vacuum that can be filled by faith.

Kierkegaard also said that truth is `subjective`. By this he did not mean it doesn't matter what we think or believe. He meant that the really important truths are personal. Only these truths are `true for me`.

Athens is like a sluggish horse, and I am the gadfly trying to sting it into life.