Behold a universe so immense that I am lost in it. I no longer know where I am. I am just nothing at all. Our world is terrifying in its insignificance.
Bernard le Bovier de FontenelleA philospher sees the Earth as a large planet, travelling through the heavens, covered with fools
Bernard le Bovier de FontenelleSince the princes take the Earth for their own, it's fair that the philosophers reserve the sky for themselves and rule there, but they should never permit the entry of others.
Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle