“It is quite futile to argue that man is small compared to the cosmos; for man was always small compared to the nearest tree.”

“If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man in history with Muhammad?”

“I never understood how anyone could feel small compared with the universe. After all, man knows how overwhelmingly large it is, and a few others things besides, and that means he is not small. The fact that man has discovered all this precisely proves his greatness.”

“This is a green world, with animals comparatively few and small, and dependent on the leaves. By leaves we live.”

“Facts mean little compared to attitudes. To contradict rumor or sentiment is as futile as arguing against a believer's faith in the Immaculate Conception. You have simply become a victim of faith, Comrade Assistant.”

“The love of your life won't be the man you end up with, and you'll always compare the two.”