"I had determined to go as far as declaring in abstruse and puzzling utterances the future causes of the "common adven…"

"Tomorrow, I shall no longer be here."

"If I have eschewed the word prophet, I do not wish to attribute to myself such lofty title at the present time, for w…"

"Perfect knowledge of such things cannot be acquired without divine inspiration, given that all prophetic inspiration …"

"Estant assis de nuit secret estude, Seul repousé sur la selle d'ærain, Flambe exigue sortant de solitude, Fait prospe…"

"When twenty years of the Moon's reign have passed another will take up his reign for seven thousand years. When the e…"

"Were we to record the failures and ridiculous blunders of astronomers, we are afraid they would outnumber by far thos…"

"Wer Dankbarkeit fordert, verdient keine."

""Dass es uns lange gut geht, stösst gegen die Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung. Wir werden gar nicht geboren zum Glück. Da…"

"Der Maler und der Beschauer vollenden zusammen ein Bild. Es ist ein Unterschied zwischen vollenden und fertig machen."