One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.

Appearances are a glimpse of the obscure.

Most new discoveries are suddenly-seen things that were always there.

How gloriously legible are the constellations of the heavens!

True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision.

The atavistic urge toward danger persists and its satisfaction is called adventure.

When they shout “Long live progress,” always ask, “Progress of what?”

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose. 

The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.

New things are always ugly.