Continuous Eloquence Is Tedious.

Without [diversion] We Would Be In A State Of Weariness, And This Weariness Would Spur Us On To Seek A More Solid Means Of Escaping From It. But Diversion Amuses Us, And Leads Us Unconsciously To Death.

To Speak Freely Of Mathematics, I Find It The Highest Exercise Of The Spirit; But At The Same Time I Know That It Is So Useless That I Make Little Distinction Between A Man Who Is Only A Mathematician And A Common Artisan. Also, I Call It The Most Beautiful Profession In The World; But It Is Only A Profession.

Custom Creates The Whole Of Equity, For The Simple Reason That It Is Accepted.

Atheism Shows Strength Of Mind, But Only To A Certain Degree.

Opinion Is, As It Were, The Queen Of The World, But Force Is Its Tyrant.