A philosophy is characterized more by the formulation of its problems than by its solution of them.
Art is just as comprehensible as science, but in its own terms.
As comedy presents the vital rhythm of self-preservation, tragedy exhibits that of self-consummation.
Common sense is a very tricky instrument; it is as deceptive as it is indispensable.
It is significant that people who refuse to tell their children fairytales do not fear that the children will believe in princes and princesses, but that they will believe in witches and bogeys.
Most new discoveries are suddenly-seen things that were always there.
One can bear anything of which one is able to conceive.
Only a creature that can think symbolically about life can conceive of its own death. Our knowledge of death is part of our knowledge of life.
Philosophizing is a process of making sense out of experience.
The seeds of civilization are in every culture, but it is city life that brings them to fruition.
Value exists only where there is consciousness. Where nothing ever is felt, nothing matters.
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