The "second sight" possessed by the Highlanders in Scotland is actually a foreknowledge of future events. I believe they possess this gift because they don't wear trousers.

Once we know our weaknesses they cease to do us any harm.

Doubt must be no more than vigilance, otherwise it can become dangerous.

Affectation is a very good word when someone does not wish to confess to what he would none the less like to believe of himself.

Some people come by the name of genius in the same way that certain insects come by the name of centipede -- not because they have a hundred feet, but because most people can't count above 14.

Man loves company - even if it is only that of a small burning candle.

Good taste is either that which agrees with my taste or that which subjects itself to the rule of reason. From this we can see how useful it is to employ reason in seeking out the laws of taste.