In This Initial Illimitableness Of Possibilities That

The Essence Of Man Is, Discontent, Divine Discontent; A Sort Of Love Without A Beloved, The Ache We Feel In A Member We No Longer Have.

The Form Most Contradictory To Human Life That Can Appear Among The Human Species Is The "self-satisfied Man."

We Cannot Put Off Living Until We Are Ready. The Most Salient Characteristic Of Life Is Its Urgency, 'here And Now' Without Any Possible Postponement. Life Is Fired At Us Point-blank.

Strictly Speaking, The Mass, As A Psychological Fact, Can Be Defined Without Waiting For Individuals To Appear In Mass Formation. In The Presence Of One Individual We Can Decide Whether He Is "mass" Or Not. The Mass Is All That Which Sets No Value On Itself Good Or Ill Based On Specific Grounds, But Which Feels Itself "just Like Everybody," And Nevertheless Is Not Concerned About It; Is, In Fact, Quite Happy To Feel Itself As One With Everybody Else.

I Have Always Thought That Clarity Is A Form Of Courtesy That The Philosopher Owes; Moreover, This Discipline Of Ours Considers It More Truly A Matter Of Honor Today Than Ever Before To Be Open To All Minds ... This Is Different From The Individual Sciences Which Increasingly [interpose] Between The Treasure Of Their Discoveries And The Curiosity Of The Profane The Tremendous Dragon Of Their Closed Terminology.