First there is a time when we believe everything, then for a little while we believe with discrimination, then we believe nothing whatever, and then we believe everything again - and, moreover, give reasons why we believe.

The man was such an intellectual he was of almost no use.

We say that someone occupies an official position, whereas it is the official position that occupies him.

It is hardly to be believed how spiritual reflections when mixed with a little physics can hold people's attention and give them a livelier idea of God than do the often ill-applied examples of his wrath.

You can make a good living from soothsaying but not from truthsaying.

One should never trust a person who, while assuring you of something, puts his hands on his heart.

One's first step in wisdom is to question everything - and one's last is to come to terms with everything.