It is normal to give away a little of one's life in order not to lose it all.
At the heart of all beauty lies something inhuman.
Men die and they are not happy.
One must place one's principles in big things. For the small, graciousness will suffice.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
But, you know, I feel more fellowship with the defeated than with saints. Heroism and sanctity don't really appeal to me, I imagine. What interests me is being a man.