Thought constitutes the greatness of man. Man is a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed.

To make light of philosophy is to be a true philosopher.

To ridicule philosophy is really to philosophize.

Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature; but he is a thinking reed.

Δύο υπερβολές : ν' αποκλείουμε το Λόγο, και να μη δεχόμαστε παρά μόνο το Λόγο.

I do not admire the excess of a virtue like courage unless I see at the same time an excess of the opposite virtue, as in Epaminondas, who possessed extreme courage and extreme kindness. We show greatness not by being at one extreme, but by touching both at once and occupying all the space in between.

There are three sources of belief: reason, custom, inspiration.

Descartes useless and unnecessary.

To have no time for philosophy is to be a true philosopher.