At the moment when anyone begins to take philosophy seriously, all the world believes the opposite.”
—Human, All Too Human, “Assorted Opinions and Maxims,

“I mistrust all systematizers and avoid them. the will to a system is a lack of …”

“This book belongs to the most rare of men. Perhaps not one of them is yet alive…”

“What is the greatest thing you can experience? It is the hour of your greatest …”

“How lovely it is that there are words and sounds. Are not words and sounds rain…”