Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed.
When some passion or effect is described in a natural style, we find within ourselves the truth of what we hear, without knowing it was there.
Not to be mad is another form of madness
To have no time for philosophy is to be a true philosopher.
Excuse me, pray." Without that excuse I would not have known there was anything amiss.
Once your soul has been enlarged by a truth, it can never return to its original size.