Inertia is the first law of history, as it is of physics.

A creative element is surely present in all great systems, and it does not seem possible that all sympathy or fundamental attitudes of will can be entirely eliminated from any human philosophy.

The method of exposition which philosophers have adopted leads many to suppose that they are simply inquiries, that they have no interest in the conclusions at which they arrive, and that their primary concern is to follow their premises to their logical conclusions.

Again, both literature and philosophy work by appealing to certain reigning idols.

Inertia is the first law of history, as it is of physics.

Wisdom is not to be obtained from textbooks, but must be coined out of human experience in the flame of life.

The business of the philosopher is well done if he succeeds in raising genuine doubt.