We know the truth, not only by the reason, but also by the heart. Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion. A trifle consoles us because a trifle distresses us. Earnestness is enthusiasm tempered by reason.
All human evil comes from a single cause, man's inability to sit still in a room.
Faith embraces many truths which seem to contradict each other. Curiosity is only vanity. Most frequently we wish not to know, but to talk . We would not take a sea voyage for the sole pleasure of seeing without hope of ever telling. Kind words do not cost much.