The sense of how large
the universe is, makes man --
both little and great.
"Rimedio: la geografia" ("Solution: geography", 1920, Luigi Pirandello), referring to Pascal's thought (1657-1662): Par l'espace l'univers me comprend et m'engloutit comme un point; par la pensée je le comprends. (Through space the universe comprehends me and swallows me up like a point; by thought I comprehend the universe.)
Collection "Thinkles Lusionless"