The line between what is known scientifically and what has to be assumed in order to support knowledge is impossible to draw. Memory itself is an internal rumour.

To be happy you must have taken the measure of your powers, tasted the fruits of your passion, and learned your place in the world.

Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds.

Manhood and sagacity ripen of themselves; it suffices not to repress or distort them.

Truth is a jewel which should not be painted over; but it may be set to advantage and shown in a good light.

The God to whom depth in philosophy bring back men's minds is far from being the same from whom a little philosophy estranges them

The profoundest affinities are those most readily felt, and though a thousand later considerations may overlay and override them, they remain a background and standard for all happiness. If we trace them out we succeed.