“Quand le calme du silence monte en vous et que le feu sacré pétille seul, loin du tintamarre des routes, et quand la paix, qui est LA TRANQUILLITÉ DE l'ORDRE, établit l'ordre des pensées, des sentiments, des recherches, vous êtes en ultime disposition d'apprendre, vous pouvez assembler, puis créer.”La vie intellectuelle
Ch II - I _ simplifier
Traduction anglaise: "When silence takes possession of you; when far from the racket of the human highway the sacred fire flames up in the stillness; when peace, which is the tranquillity of order, puts order in your thoughts, feelings, and investigations, you are in the supreme disposition for learning; you can bring your materials together; you can create; you are definitely at your working point; it is not the moment to dwell on wretched trifles, to half live while time runs by, and to sell heaven for nothings."