If, after all, men cannot always make history have a meaning, they can always act so that their own lives have one.

Since the order of the world is shaped by death, mightn't it be better for God if we refuse to believe in Him, and struggle with all our might against death without raising our eyes towards the heaven where He sits in silence?

Empires and churches are born under the sun of death.

The best are led to make greater demands upon themselves. As for those who succumb, they did not deserve to survive.

Freedom is not a gift received from the State or leader, but a possession to be won every day by the effort of each and the union of all.

Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future.

My profession lent itself nicely to my vocation for heights. It freed me of any bitterness towards my fellow men, who were alwaysin my debt, without my owing them anything. It placed me above the judge whom, I in turn judged, above the defendant whom I forced into gratitude.