The Old World Is Dying, And 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.

I Turn And Turn In My Cell Like A Fly That Doesn't Know Where To Die.

Common Sense Is Not Something Rigid And Stationary, But Is In Continuous Transformation, Becoming Enriched With Scientific Notions And Philosophical Opinions That Have Entered Into Common Circulation. 'common Sense' Is The Folklore Of Philosophy And Always Stands Midway Between Folklore Proper (folklore As It Is Normally Understood) And The Philosophy, Science, And Economics Of The Scientists. Common Sense Creates The Folklore Of The Future, A Relatively Rigidified Phase Of Popular Knowledge In A Given Time And Place.

The Challenge Of Modernity Is To Live Without Illusions And Without Becoming Disillusioned.