The fear of burglars is not only the fear of being robbed, but also the fear of a sudden and unexpected clutch out of the darkness.

There is nothing that man fears more than the touch of the unknown.

Travelling, one accepts everything; indignation stays at home. One looks, one listens, one is roused to enthusiasm by the most dreadful things because they are new. Good travellers are heartless.

Whenever you observe an animal closely, you feel as if a human being sitting inside were making fun of you.

Success listens only to applause. To all else it is deaf

The profoundest thoughts of the philosophers have something trickle about them. A lot disappears in order for something to suddenly appear in the palm of the hand.

He would like to start from scratch. Where is scratch?