My own being can be judged by the depths I reach in making these historical origins my own.
Karl JaspersThe Greek word for philosopher (philosophos) connotes a distinction from sophos. It signifies the lover of wisdom (knowledge) as distinguished from him who considers himself wise in the possession of knowledge. This meaning of the word still endures: the essence of philosophy is not the possession of the truth but the search for truth. ... Philosophy means to be on the way. Its questions are more essential than its answers, and every answer becomes a new question.
Karl JaspersPhilosophic meditation is an accomplishment by which I attain Being and my own self, not impartial thinking which studies a subject with indifference.
Karl JaspersAt the present moment, the security of coherent philosophy, which existed from Parmenides to Hegel, is lost.
Karl Jaspers