But soon, I shall die, and what I now feel be no longer felt. Soon these burning miseries will be extinct.

With how many things are we on the brink of becoming acquainted, if cowardice or carelessness did not restrain our inquiries.

My dreams were all my own; I accounted for them to nobody; they were my refuge when annoyed - my dearest pleasure when free.

If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!

I am malicious because I am miserable

Man," I cried, "how ignorant art thou in thy pride of wisdom!

Curiosity, earnest research to learn the hidden laws of nature, gladness akin to rapture, as they unfolded to me, are among the earliest sensations I can remember.