"Continued eloquence is wearisome...." - Quote by Blaise Pascal

“How hollow is the heart of man, and how full of excrement!”

“If ignorance were bliss, he'd be a blister”

“It is not in Montaigne, but in myself, that I find all that I see in him.”

“In such business Action is eloquence, and the eyes of th’ ignorant More learned than the ears.”

“No man with a genius for legislation has appeared in America. They are rare in the history of the world. There are orators, politicians, and eloquent men, by the thousand; but the speaker has not yet opened his mouth to speak who is capable of settling the much-vexed questions of the day. We love eloquence for its own sake, and not for any truth which it may utter, or any heroism it may inspire. Our legislators have not yet learned the comparative value of free trade and of freedom, of union, and of rectitude, to a nation.”

“True eloquence makes light of eloquence, true morality makes light of morality; that is to say, the morality of the judgment, which has no rules, makes light of the morality of the intellect.... To make light of philosophy is to be a true philosopher.”

“If you're really satisfied with your position on something, you just say, 'Hey;' you just very calmly present something.”

“You can get around to meaningful conversations more quickly in the dark than with the sun tickling your face.”

“A deaf and dumb person who sees two men in conversation - may nevertheless understand from the attitudes and gestures of the speakers, how well their discussion is getting along.”