The Pure Soul Is A Pure Lie.

His (the Theologian) Basic Instinct Of Self Preservation Forbids Him To Respect Reality At Any Point Or Even To Let It Get A Word In.

A Person Unlearns Arrogance When He Knows He Is Always Among Worthy Human Beings; Being Alone Fosters Presumption. Young People Are Arrogant Because They Always Associate With Their Own Peers, Those Who Are All Really Nothing But Who Would Like To Be Very Important.

A Matter That Becomes Clear Ceases To Concern Us.

Thus The Man Who Is Responsive To Artistic Stimuli Reacts To The Reality Of Dreams As Does The Philosopher To The Reality Of Existence; He Observes Closely, And He Enjoys His Observation: For It Is Out Of These Images That He Interprets Life, Out Of These Processes That He Trains Himself For Life.

These Small Things - Nutrition, Place, Climate, Recreation, The Whole Casuistry Of Selfishness - Are Inconceivably More Important Than Everything One Has Taken To Be Important So Far.