“Man is an eternal sophomore.”

A dry verdict on human unfinishedness · Adagia, notebook aphorisms

• Humanity
• Humour
• Learning

“One ought not to hoard culture. It should be adapted and infused into society as a leaven.”

Argues that culture earns its keep only when it works in ordinary life · Journal entry, 20 June 1899

• Culture
• Learning
• Society