Max Weber

"The Protestant ethic has made us rich, but left us empty."

"Science is the vocation for those who have the calling."

"He who seeks to influence others must be willing to be influenced."

"In the end, man does not live by bread alone."

"The most important quality of a leader is not intelligence but integrity."

"Work is the only path to true contentment."

"Bureaucracy is the most efficient form of organization ever devised."

"Rationalization is both salvation and curse of modernity."

"The iron cage of capitalism traps the human spirit."

"Authority without legitimacy is merely force."

"One must have chaos within oneself to give birth to a dancing star."

"The disenchantment of the world is the price of knowledge."

"We are shaped by our work, not merely our circumstances."

"Success requires both talent and relentless effort."

"Passion is the fuel of all meaningful action."

"The calling demands total commitment."

"Money is the measure of all things in modern society."

"Freedom requires constant vigilance against tyranny."

"The academic life demands intellectual honesty above all."

"History is the struggle between competing value systems."

"Legitimacy rests on the consent of the governed."

"The Protestant work ethic transformed Western civilization."

"Capital accumulation is the engine of modern society."

"Truth is relative to the observer's perspective."

"The quest for knowledge is eternal and endless."

"Power relationships underlie all human interaction."

"Modernity brings prosperity and alienation together."

"The university should be a place of free inquiry."

"Tradition and modernity are in constant tension."

"Action without reflection is merely impulse."