"Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are the world's supreme blessings."

"If our condition were truly happy, we should not need to divert ourselves from thinking about it."

"Man's condition is inconsistency, boredom, anxiety."

"Curiosity is only vanity. Most frequently one wishes to know only to talk."

"Man is full of needs: he loves only those who can satisfy them all."