To Decide To Become A Philosopher Seemed

Man Is Always Something More Than What He Knows Of Himself. He Is Not What He Is Simply Once And For All, But Is A Process; He Is Not Merely An Extant Life, But Is, Within That Life, Endowed With Possibilities Through The Freedom He Possesses To Make Of Himself What He Will By The Activities On Which He Decides.

The Essence Of Philosophy Is Not The Possession Of The Truth But The Search For Truth. ... Philosophy Means To Be On The Way. Its Questions Are More Essential Than Its Answers, And Every Answer Becomes A New Question.

Philosophy As Practice Does Not Mean Its Restriction To Utility Or Applicability, That Is, To What Serves Morality Or Produces Serenity Of Soul.

The Greek Word For Philosopher (philosophos) Connotes A Distinction From Sophos. It Signifies The Lover Of Wisdom (knowledge) As Distinguished From Him Who Considers Himself Wise In The Possession Of Knowledge. This Meaning Of The Word Still Endures: The Essence Of Philosophy Is Not The Possession Of The Truth But The Search For Truth. ... Philosophy Means To Be On The Way. Its Questions Are More Essential Than Its Answers, And Every Answer Becomes A New Question.

Only Then, Approaching My Fortieth Birthday, I Made Philosophy My Life's Work.