Famous quotes containing the words universe and/or smaller:
“The universe is not rough-hewn, but perfect in its details. Nature will bear the closest inspection; she invites us to lay our eye level with the smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain. She has no interstices; every part is full of life.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“A good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation.”
—James Boswell (1740–1795)