"I have often tried to grasp that which I have found."

"I have been a mortal, and I have faced my own mortality with courage."

"I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses."

"I am stealing the golden vessels of the Egyptians to build a tabernacle to my God from them, far far away from the boundaries of Egypt. If you forgive me, I shall rejoice; if you are enraged with me, …"

"Provide ship or sails adapted to the heavenly breezes, and there will be some who will not fear even that void [of space]… . So, for those who will come shortly to attempt this journey, let us establi…"