I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it.
The history of philosophy is not, like the history of the sciences, to be considered as a mere chronological record of discoveries and errors. It is the history of the human spirit in its endeavor to understand itself and its relation to the universe.
