“In the revolt against idealism, the ambiguities of the word experience have been perceived, with the result that realists have more and more avoided the word.”
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Boredom is... a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.
The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.
Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power.
A truer image of the world, I think, is obtained by picturing things as entering into the stream of time from an eternal world outside, than from a view which regards time as the devouring tyrant of all that is.