The method which begins by doubting in order to philosophise is just as suited to its purpose as making a soldier lie down in a heap in order to teach him to stand up straight.
A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depends on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the measure as I have received and am still receiving.
I would not like to see a person who is sober, moderate, chaste and just say that there is no God. They would speak disinterestedly at least, but such a person is not to be found.