A situation is always comic if it participates simultaneously in two series of events which are absolutely independent of each other, and if it can b… - Henri Bergson

The rule of science is the one posited by Bacon: obey in order to command. The philosopher neither obeys nor commands; he seeks to be at one with nature. From this point of view, moreover, the essence of philosophy is the spirit of simplicity. Whether we contemplate the philosophical spirit in itself or in its works, whether we compare philosophy to science or one philosophy with other philosophies, we always find that any complication is superficial, that the construction is a mere accessory, synthesis a semblance: the act of philosophising is a simple one.

De diez errores políticos, nueve consisten simplemente en creer todavía verdadero lo que ha cesado de serlo.

L’homme est faber avant d’être sapiens.
(…) Seule l’intuition va au cœur du réel et permet de connaître le temps véritable qu’est la durée intérieure. C’est « la connaissance directe de l’esprit par l’esprit » au-delà de la médiation du langage incapable de saisir le « moi fondamental ».