...Today the philosopher in search of reality must retire deep into the recesses of his inner self...
...and thus escape from the discordances of the outer life...
...If he would think , he must depart from the mob...
...which in its non-productive scrambling scatters the faculties of the mind...
...and robs man of his most precious gift - the power of thought...
...It should not be necessary for man to leave the world in order to find himself...
...for his world should be a place where his true nature may mingle in concord with the true natures of all other beings...
...The sham of civilization is apparent when we realize that forces the majority of people to assume false lives...
...to live in confit with their inner convictions...
...The idealist must keep silent or be reviled...
...the thinker must hold his peace or be persecuted...
...the mystic dares not share his vision with the world...
...which though aware that he is right , will crucify him if not in body at least in soul...
...Hence , those with little knowledge babble continuously and their words become the laws of men...
...while those of nobler vision must remain unknown , unhonored and unsung...
...Never can we rise to the true heights seen by the eyes of the idealist...
...while we are in servitude to the inferior part of ourselves...
Lectures on Ancient Philosophy
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