Repentance is but a denying of our will, and an opposition of our fantasies.

This notion [skepticism] is more clearly understood by asking "What do I know?"

O human creature,you are the investigator without knowledge, the magistrate without jurisdiction, and all in all, the fool of the farce.

Why did I love her? Because it was her; because it was me.

Glory consists of two parts: the one in setting too great a value upon ourselves, and the other in setting too little a value upon others.

No man divulges his revenue, or at least which way it comes in: but every one publishes his acquisitions.

If you want it to be so, history can be a waste of time; it can also be, if you want it to be so, a study bearing fruit beyond price.