I think that he is in all respects very inferior to Bayle and Gassendi as a philosopher; it even seems to me that he was less a great philosopher than an excellent writer on philosophy... I see him as a good demolisher but a bad architect.
Tingin ko na siya ay nasa lahat ng respeto masyadong mababa sa Bayle at Gassendi bilang isang pilosopo; ito kahit na tila sa akin na siya ay mas mababa ng isang mahusay na pilosopo kaysa sa isang mahusay na writer sa pilosopiya...