A sense of humour is the only divine quality of man

We can regard our life as a uselessly disturbing episode in the blissful repose of nothingness.

universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality.

It is only in the microscope that our life looks so big. It is an indivisible point, drawn out and magnified by the powerful lenses of Time and Space.

The reason domestic pets are so lovable and so helpful to us is because they enjoy, quietly and placidly, the present moment.

The fundament upon which all our knowledge and learning rests is the inexplicable.

[T]he appropriate form of address between man and man ought to be, not monsieur, sir, but fellow sufferer, compagnon de miseres.