I've seen of enough of people who die for an idea. I don't believe in heroism; I know it's easy and I've learned it can be murderous. What interests me is living and dying for what one loves.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

Suffering gives us no special rights.

Conscious of not being able to separate myself from my time, I have decided to become part of it.

God is not necessary to create culpability, or to punish. Our fellow men are enough for that, helped by ourselves.

The sense of doing good , the satisfaction of being right, the joy of looking favorably upon oneself, dear sir, are powerful levers for keeping us upright and making us progress. On the other hand, if men are deprived of that feeling, they are changed into rabid dogs.

Existence is illusory and it is eternal.