“The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man has measured it.”

“Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another. ”

“Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.”

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.”

“When a thing has been said and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.”

“The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever.”

“For a man’s life would become intolerable, if he knew what was going to happen to him. He would be made aware of future evils, and would suffer their agonies in advance, while he would get no joy of present blessings since he would know how they would end. Ignorance is the necessary condition of human happiness, and it has to be admitted that on the whole mankind observes that condition well. We are almost entirely ignorant of ourselves; absolutely of others. In ignorance, we find our bliss; in illusions, our happiness.”