It was not well to drive men into final corners; at those moments they could all develop teeth and claws.

A little man said to the Universe. "Sir! I exist." The Universe replied: "That's fine." Just don't think it creates any obligation on my part.

When it came night, the white waves paced to and fro in the moonlight, and the wind brought the sound of the great sea's voice to the men on shore, and they felt that they could then be interpreters.

It was surprising that Nature had gone tranquilly on with her golden process in the midst of so much devilment.

When the suicide arrived at the sky, the people there asked him: "Why?" He replied: "Because no one admired me.

Half of tradition is a lie.

A serious prophet upon predicting a flood should be the first man to climb a tree. This would demonstrate that he was indeed a seer.