It seems to be the fate of idealists to obtain what they have struggled for in a form which destroys their ideals.

The observer, when he seems to himself to be observing a stone, is really, if physics is to be believed, observing the effects of the stone upon himself.

Awareness of universals is called conceiving, and a universal of which we are aware is called a concept.

To understand a name you must be acquainted with the particular of which it is a name.

The demand for certainty is one which is natural to man, but is nevertheless an intellectual vice.

Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.