The Man Who Regards His Own Life

I Have Never Belonged Wholeheartedly To A Country, A State, Nor To A Circle Of Friends, Nor Even To My Own Family. When I Was Still A Rather Precocious Young Man, I Already Realized Most Vividly The Futility Of The Hopes And Aspirations That Most Men Pursue Throughout Their Lives. Well-being And Happiness Never Appeared To Me As An Absolute Aim. I Am Even Inclined To Compare Such Moral Aims To The Ambitions Of A Pig.

Weakness Of Attitude Becomes Weakness Of Character; It Becomes Lack Of Power To Act With Courage Proportionate To Danger. All This Must Lead To The Destruction Of Our Intellectual Life Unless The Danger Summons Up Strong Personalities Able To Fill The Lukewarm And Discouraged With New Strength And Resolution.

The Most Practical Solution Is A Good Theory.

It Is Not So Very Important For A Person To Learn Facts. For That He Does Not Really Need A College. He Can Learn Them From Books. The Value Of An Education In A Liberal Arts College Is Not Learning Of Many Facts But The Training Of The Mind To Think Something That Cannot Be Learned From Textbooks.

Intellectual Growth Should Commence At Birth And Cease Only At Death.