I think that the philosopher must, for his own purposes, carry methodological strictness to an extreme when he is investigating and pursuing his truths, but when he is ready to enunciate them and give them out, he ought to avoid the cynical skill with which some scientists, like a Hercules at the fair, amuse themselves by displaying to the public the biceps of their technique. What is Philosophy?
If there's any illness for which people offer many remedies, you may be sure that particular illness is incurable, I think. Seagull
No one has had gods so favourable to him that he can promise himself a morrow. Thyestes
Frequent and violent temptations were a proof that the citadel of the soul had not fallen and that the devil raged to make it fall. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
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