The philosopher's conception of things will, above all, be truer than other men's, and his philosophy will subordinate all the circumstances of life. To live like a philosopher is to live, not foolishly, like other men, but wisely and according to universal laws.

For if we take the ages into our account, may there not be a civilization going on among brutes as well as men?

The stars are the apexes of what triangles!

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.

The Great Snow! How cheerful it is to hear of!

There is an orientalism in the most restless pioneer, and the farthest west is but the farthest east.