Transcendence constitutes selfhood.

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

he who thinks great thoughts often makes great errors

Whatever can be noted historically can be found within history.

What was Aristotle’s life?’ Well, the answer lay in a single sentence: ‘He was born, he thought, he died.’ And all the rest is pure anecdote.

The small are always dependent on the great; they are "small" precisely because they think they are independent. The great thinker is one who can hear what is greatest in the work of other "greats" and who can transform it in an original manner.

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