It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book.
Faith: not wanting to know what is true.
The last Christian died on a cross.
Books for all the world are always foul-smelling books: the smell of small people clings to them.
The shortest route is not the most direct one, but rather the one where the most favorable winds swell our sails:Mthat is the lesson that seafarers teach. Not to abide by this lesson is to be obstinate: here, firmness of character is tainted with stupidity.
How did reason come into the world? As is fitting, in an irrational manner, by accident. One will have to guess at it as at a riddle.