“After all, science is essentially international, and it is only through lack of the historical sense that national qualities have been attributed to it
“Not just in commerce but in the world of ideas too our age is putting on a veritable clearance sale. Everything can be had so dirt cheap that one begins to wonder whether in the end anyone will want to make a bid
“My unconscious knows more about the consciousness of the psychologist than his consciousness knows about my unconscious
“Separate from the pleasure of your company, I don't much care if I never see another mountain in my life
“Newspapers always excite curiosity. No one ever puts one down without the feeling of disappointment.
“There is no greater impediment to progress in the sciences than the desire to see it take place too quickly
“We say that someone occupies an official position, whereas it is the official position that occupies him