Ordinary people merely think how they shall 'spend' their time; a man of talent tries to 'use' it.

Every truth passes through 3 stages before it is recognized 1)ridicule 2) opposition 3) accepted as self-evident.

I believe that when death closes our eyes we shall awaken to a light, of which our sunlight is but the shadow.

Truth that is naked is the most beautiful, and the simpler its expression the deeper is the impression it makes.

Necessity is the constant scourge of the lower classes, ennui of the higher ones.

The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience.

There is more to be learnt from every page of David Hume than from the collected philosophical works of Hegel, Herbart, and Schleiermacher are taken together.