The whole concert of animate nature arose entirely from annoying noises.

Je cherche à comprendre.

Man finally knows that he is alone in the indifferent immensity of the Universe, from which he emerged by accident.

The future of mankind is going to be decided within the next two generations, and there are two absolute requisites: We must aim at a stable-state society [with limited population growth] and the destruction of nuclear stockpiles. ... Otherwise I don't see how we can survive much later than 2050.

Man at last knows that he is alone in the unfeeling immensity of the universe, out of which he emerged only by chance. Neither his destiny nor his duty have been written down. The kingdom above or the darkness below: it is for him to choose.

Man knows at last that he is alone in the universe's unfeeling immensity, out of which he emerged only by chance.

In science there is and will remain a Platonic element which could not be taken away without ruining it. Among the infinite diversity of singular phenomena science can only look for invariants.