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He will act according to the pressure of circumstances and the necessity of upholding principles. At times he may be so wrapped up in his own studies and meditations as to seem cut off from society altogether. But at other times he may keep so busy in the world as to seem one of its most eager members.

-- Notebooks Category 20: What Is Philosophy? > Chapter 5 : The Philosopher > # 57