Man has an intense desire for assured knowledge.

The Bible is a collection of honorable, but primitive legends which are still nevertheless pretty childish.

A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

May the conscience and the common sense of the peoples be awakened, so that we may reach a new stage in the life of nations, where people will look back on war as an incomprehensible aberration of their forefathers!

The solitude and peace of mind are serving me quite well, not the least of which is due to the excellent and truly enjoyable relationship with my cousin; its stability will be guaranteed by the avoidance of marriage.

The only justification for our concepts and systems of concepts is that they serve to represent the complex of our experiences; beyond this they have not legitimacy.