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There is a holy, mistaken zeal in politics, as well as in religion. By persuading others, we convince ourselves.

One must be convinced to convince, to have enthusiasm to stimulate the others.

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.

Let one persuade many, and he becomes confirmed and convinced, and cares for no better evidence.

Our Earth is talking to us, and we must listen to it and decipher its message if we want to survive.

We receive by faith and we keep it by faith.

We participate in the creation of the world by decreating ourselves.

Persuasion is clearly a sort of demonstration, since we are most fully persuaded when we consider a thing to have been demonstrated.