For his philosophical convictions did not interfere with his artistic tastes; in him the thinker did not stifle the man of sentiment; he could make distinctions, make allowances for imagination and fanaticism.
Car ses convictions philosophiques n’empêchaient pas ses admirations artistiques, le penseur chez lui n’étouffait point l’homme sensible; il savait établir des différences, faire la part de l’imagination et celle du fanatisme.