I see the terrifying spaces of the universe that enclose me, and I find myself attached to a corner of this vast expanse, without knowing why I am mo… - Blaise Pascal

If we dreamed the same thing every night, it would affect us as much as the objects we see every day. And if an artisan was sure of dreaming for twelve hours every night that he was king, I believe he would be almost as happy as a king who dreamed for twelve hours every night that he was an artisan.
...But because dreams are all different, and there is a variety even within each one, what we see in them affects us much less than what we see when we are awake, because of the continuity. This, however, is not so continuous and even that it does not change too, though less abruptly, except on rare occasions, as on a journey, when we say: 'It seems like a dream.' For life is a dream, but somewhat less changeable.

Since [man's] true nature has been lost, anything can become his nature: similarly, true good being lost, anything can become his true good.

No habiendo podido los hombres
remediar la muerte
la miseria y la ignorancia,
han imaginado, para ser felices,
no pensar en absoluto en ellas.