“Be a philosopher, but amid all your philosophy be still a man.”

“Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.”

“The feelings of our heart, the agitation of our passions, the vehemence of our affections, dissipate all its conclusions, and reduce the profound philosopher to a mere plebeian”

“Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.”

“To philosopher and historian the madness and imbecile wickedness of mankind ought to appear ordinary events.”

“To be a philosophical Sceptic is the first and most essential step towards being a sound, believing Christian.”

“How can we satisfy ourselves without going on in infinitum? And, after all, what satisfaction is there in that infinite progression? Let us remember the story of the Indian philosopher and his elephant. It was never more applicable than to the present subject. If the material world rests upon a similar ideal world, this ideal world must rest upon some other; and so on, without end. It were better, therefore, never to look beyond the present material world.”