If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
It is better to be envied than pitied.
A general curiosity about the unknown sparked by the multicultural milieu in which I spent my formative years. There was a lot of unknown back then, too. I dare say it was easier to be an explorer then.