"<p>But when you go into the great woods, or into the wilderness, or travel on the sea, and your soul is filled with feelings of majesty and infinity, do not deceive yourself: know that in your heart you are only interested in man, nothing else. A people's café is as interesting as the Atlantic or the Sahara or the pine forests of the Carpathians. Yes, a single man, when he shows his being and reveals his secret, is more interesting than Mont Blanc. Admire the immensity of nature, endeavor to live in harmony with your character and the forces of nature, but do not be ashamed, nor deny that the most sublime spectacle of nature will lose its true interest and charm for you with surprising rapidity if it has no direct connection with the destinies of the people you know. The wild landscape will soon become meaningless and dull if man, the one true object of your contemplation and interest, the one never tiresome object, does not appear on the endless stage of nature. Your business, your experience, your role, and your destiny on this earth is man, not Mont Blanc. The world is but a color and scenery, which you watch casually; your heart and your intellect tremble at the monologue of this suspicious hero. All else is boring sooner or later.</p>"