The Noble Soul Is the Eloquent and Dangerous Sign of the Lack Thereof

It is not his actions which establish his claim. Actions are always ambiguous, always inscrutable. Neither is it his works. The recluse does not believe that a philosopher has ever expressed his actual and ultimate opinions in books. He will doubt whether a philosopher can have ultimate and actual opinions at all. Whether behind every cave in him there is not an ampler, stranger, richer world beyond the surface. Every philosophy also conceals a philosophy. Every opinion is also a lurking place. Every word is also a mask. Each deep thinker is more afraid of being understood than of being misunderstood. This is a recluse's verdict.