(Man,) the glory and the scandal of the universe.
Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and those who read their works desire the fame of having read them.
Mediocrity makes the most of its native possessions.
In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don't.
To ridicule philosophy is really to philosophize.
The sum of a man's problems come from his inability to be alone in a silent room.