In every chain of reasoning, the evidence of the last conclusion can be no greater than that of the weakest link of the chain, whatever may be the strength of the rest.

I wanted to be a part of the downtown renaissance.

And, if we have any evidence that the wisdom which formed the plan is in the man, we have the very same evidence, that the power which executed it is in him also.

The rules of navigation never navigated a ship. The rules of architecture never built a house.

Every indication of wisdom, taken from the effect, is equally an indication of power to execute what wisdom planned.

There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge than the ambiguity of words.

A philosopher is, no doubt, entitled to examine even those distinctions that are to be found in the structure of all languages... in that case, such a distinction may be imputed to a vulgar error, which ought to be corrected in philosophy.