Miracles enables us to judge of doctrine and doctrine enable us to judge of miracles.

Between friends there is no need of Justice.

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

No onewould talk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the