The cosmos is about the smallest hole that a man can hide his head in.

Suppose, my dear Chadd, suppose it is we who are the idiots because we are not afraid of devils in the dark?

The coziness between church and state is good for the state and bad for the church

It is assumed that the skeptic has no bias; whereas he has a very obvious bias in favour of skepticism.

One pleasure attached to growing older is that many things seem to be growing younger; growing fresher and more lively than we once supposed them to be.

A man cannot be wise enough to be a great artist without being wise enough to wish to be a philosopher.

A crown of roses is also a crown of thorns.