“A pessimist is a man who tells the truth prematurely.”

“The insufferable arrogance of human beings to think that Nature was made solely for their benefit, as if it was conceivable that the sun had been set afire merely to ripen men's apples and head the...”

“Perish the universe, provided I have my revenge!”

“A kiss is a rosy dot over the 'i' of loving.”

“I may climb perhaps to no great heights, but I will climb alone.”

“I had scarcely entered the room when I saw on my table an open book I had not put there. It was the works of Cardano. I did not intend to read it, but my gaze fell as though compelled on a story to...”