A little lectionary:
Every human being, no matter how slightly gifted he is, however subordinate his position in life may be, has a natural need to formulate a life-view, a conception of the meaning of life and its purpose. — Kierkegaard
The world has become “infinite” for us all over again, inasmuch as we cannot reject the possibility that it may include infinite interpretations. — Nietzsche
A man’s vision is the great thing about him. Who cares for Carlyle’s reasons, or Schopenhauer’s, or Spencer’s? A philosophy is the expression of a man’s intimate character, and all definitions of the universe are but the deliberatively adopted reactions of human characters upon it. — WilliamJames
The anarchy of the philosophic systems is one of the most effective reasons for continually renewed skepticism. Historical consciousness of the limitless variety of philosophic systems contradicts the claims of each of them makes to universal validity and this supports the skeptical spirit more powerfully than any systematic argument. — Dilthey
Worldviews can engage in controversy, but only rigorous knowledge can decide, and its decision bears the stamp of eternity. — Husserl