Pessimism Of The Spirit; Optimism Of The

I'm A Pessimist Because Of Intelligence, But An Optimist Because Of Will.

After Puberty The Personality Develops Impetuously And All Extraneous Intervention Becomes Odious.... Now It So Happens That Parents Feel The Responsibility Towards Their Children Precisely During This Second Period, When It Is Too Late.

Common Sense Is The Folklore Of Philosophy.

From The Moment When A Subordinate Class Becomes Really Independent And Dominant, Calling Into Being A New Type Of State, The Need Arises Concretely, Of Building A New Intellectual And Moral Order, I.e. A New Type Of Society, And Hence The Need To Elaborate The Most Universal Concepts, The Most Refined And Decisive Ideological Weapons.

If You Think About It Seriously, All The Questions About The Soul And The Immortality Of The Soul And Paradise And Hell Are At Bottom Only A Way Of Seeing This Very Simple Fact: That Every Action Of Ours Is Passed On To Others According To Its Value, Of Good Or Evil, It Passes From Father To Son, From One Generation To The Next, In A Perpetual Movement.