"It is not absurd for discerning Europeans . . . to see something today which is not adequately known by the Chinese erudites, and to be able to interpret their ancient books better than the erudites t…"

"God is an absolutely perfect being."

"I am so much for peace that I would rather be silent than say something which might disturb it."

"Nature has established patterns originating in the return of events, but only for the most part. New illnesses flood the human race, so that no matter how many experiments you have done on corpses, yo…"

"The universe is a plenum, in which all bodies are connected, and each affects all the others."