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

"Man is so great that his greatness even manifests itself in knowing himself to be miserable."

"What a chimera then is man! What a novelty! What a monster, what a chaos, what a contradiction, what a prodigy! Judge of all things, imbecile worm of the earth, depository of truth, a sewer of uncerta…"

"We are seeking a quiet life, but we are seeking it in a place where there is no rest."

"One must make a decision about everything, and then act as if it is true."