The eternal silence of these infinite spaces terrifies me.

That something so obvious as the vanity of the world should be so little recognized that people find it odd and surprising to be told that it is foolish to see…

The fairest man in the world is not allowed to be judge in his own cause.

Le silence est la plus grande persecution; jamais les saints ne se sont tus. (919)

It is good to be a cynic - it is better to be a contented cat - and it is best not to exist at all. Universal suicide is the most logical thing in the world - …

To a body of infinite size there can be ascribed neither centre nor boundary... Thus the Earth no more than any other world is at the centre.

Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.