"Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to make his children happi..." — George Santayana

Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation, not an embrace.

Fashion is something barbarous, for it produces innovation without reason and imitation without benefit.

Philosophers are very severe towards other philosophers because they expect too much.

The Bible is a wonderful source of inspiration for those who don't understand it.