Distrust even Mathematics; albeit so sublime and highly perfected, we have here a machine of such delicacy it can only work in vacuo, and one grain of sand in the wheels is enough to put everything out of gear. One shudders to think to what disaster such a grain of sand may bring a Mathematical brain. Remember Pascal.

It is better to understand little than to misunderstand a lot.

In truth man is made rather to eat ices than to pore over old texts.

Ignorance and error are necessary to life, like bread and water.

Nature, in her indifference, makes no distinction between good and evil.

Irony and pity are two good counselors: one, in smiling, makes life pleasurable; the other, who cries, makes it sacred.

Existence would be intolerable if we were never to dream.