"There are two kinds of people in the world, whom we might dub the jobholders and the enthusiasts. ...The majority of …"

"The main task of mankind was accomplished by Muslims. The greatest philosopher, al-Farabi, was a Muslim; the greatest…"

"Wisdom is not mathematical, nor astronomical, nor zoological; when it talks too much of any one thing it ceases to be…"

"Some men are abstract-minded, and they naturally think first of unity and God, of wholeness, of infinity and other su…"

"The history of science should not be an instrument to defend any kind of social or philosophic theory; it should be u…"

"We can imagine that the Academy, which could be attended only by men of leisure, was a cradle of discontent. The auth…"

"Our own culture, of Greek and Hebraic origin, is the one that interests us the most... We do not say that it is the b…"

"My main interest... is the love of truth, whether pleasant or not. Truth is self-sufficient, and there is nothing to …"

"The historical order is very interesting, but accidental and capricious; if we would to understand the growth of know…"

"The Hellenistic world was international to a degree, polyglot and inspired by many religious faiths. ...the Greek ide…"