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It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.

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It is a sign of contraction of the mind when it is content, or of weariness. A spirited mind never stops within itself; it is always aspiring and goin...more

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Though the ancient poet in Plutarch tells us we must not trouble the gods with our affairs because they take no heed of our angers and disputes, we ca...more

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Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.

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There is no pleasure to me without communication: there is not so much as a sprightly thought comes into my mind that it does not grieve me to have pr...more

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We must not attach knowledge to the mind, we have to incorporate it there.

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The most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds is, in my opinion, conversation.