A man's first bond is that which ties him into the national community.

Language is the house of the truth of Being.

The human being is not the lord of beings, but the shepherd of Being.

In the work of art the truth of an entity has set itself to work. ‘To set’ means here: to bring to a stand. Some particular entity, a pair of peasant shoes, comes in the work to stand in the light of its being. The being of the being comes into the steadiness of its shining. The nature of art would then be this: the truth of being setting itself to work.

We still by no means think decisively enough about the essence of action.

truth is that which makes a people certain, clear, and strong.

Spiritual superiority [consists in] deep dedication ... in the form of the most rigorous training, as commitment, resistance, solitude, and love.