Until I am ready to lose weight, I cannot see how fat I am.
My father liked to moralize, and so do I. But he was in earnest, while I am embarrassed and pretend that I am merely being witty.
The grandeur of a philosophy does not certify its truth.
There are different rules for reading, for thinking, and for talking. Writing blends all three of them.
A blunt statement can be as false as any other.
A small boy puts his hand on the wall, and looks down intently as he wriggles his toes. The birth of thought?