"The more unintelligent a man is, the less mysterious existence seems to him."

"Life is a constant oscillation between the pain of wanting and the boredom of having."

"The alchemists in their search for gold discovered many other things of greater value."

"In short, a large part of the powers of the human race is taken away from the production of what is necessary, in order to bring what is superfluous and unnecessary within the reach of a few."

"The safest way of not being very miserable is not to expect to be very happy."