Това писмо ми излезе малко дълго, защото не ми стигна времето да го направя по-късо.

“If he exalts himself, I humble him.If he humbles himself, I exalt him.And I go …”

“Let man then contemplate the whole of nature in her full and lofty majesty, let…”

“S'il se vante, je l'abaisse;s'il s'abaisse, je le vante;et le contredis toujour…”

“I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it …”