These are facts the heart can feel; yet they call for careful study before they become clear to the intellect.

To remain a man in today's world, one must have not only unfailing energy and unwavering intensity, one must also have a little luck.

Why should it be essential to love rarely in order to love much?

We come into the world laden with the weight of an infinite necessity.

Men like us are good and proud and strong...if we had a faith, a God, nothing could undermine us. But we had nothing, we had to learn everything, and living for honor alone has its weaknesses.

Modern conquerors can kill, but do not seem to be able to create. Artists know how to create but cannot really kill. Murderers are only very exceptionally found among artists.

Men die and they are not happy.