He Is Educated Who Knows How To

The Deepest Problems Of Modern Life Derive From The Claim Of The Individual To Preserve The Autonomy And Individuality Of His Existence In The Face Of Overwhelming Social Forces, Of Historical Heritage, Of External Culture, And Of The Technique Of Life.

Nothing More Can Be Attempted Than To Establish The Beginning And The Direction Of An Infinitely Long Road. The Pretension Of Any Systematic And Definitive Completeness Would Be, At Least, A Self-illusion. Perfection Can Here Be Obtained By The Individual Student Only In The Subjective Sense That He Communicates Everything He Has Been Able To See.

In Order To Accommodate To Change And To The Contrast Of Phenomena, The Intellect Does Not Require Any Shocks And Inner Upheavals; It Is Only Through Such Upheavals That The More Conservative Mind Could Accommodate To The Metropolitan Rhythm Of Events.

Discretion Is Nothing Other Than The Sense Of Justice With Respect To The Sphere Of The Intimate Contents Of Life.

Every Relationship Between Two Individuals Or Two Groups Will Be Characterized By The Ratio Of Secrecy That Is Involved In It.