The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.
Everyone you meet always asks if you have a career, are married, or own a house as if life was some kind of grocery list. But no one ever asks you if you are happy.
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
To him who looks upon the world rationally, the world in its turn presents a rational aspect. The relation is mutual.
In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. – In our actual society we insist they be cheerleaders.
What counts now are the value-less facts, the material and the rational. All else is regarded with condescension as being of only sentimental value.
The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.
Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.