It is in the thick of calamity that one gets hardened to the truth - in other words, to silence.
Everything is true, and nothing is true!
If we understood the enigmas of life there would be no need for art.
Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.
One of the only coherent philosophical positions is thus revolt. It is a constant confrontation between man and his own obscurity.
From Pandora's Box, where all the ills of humanity swarmed, the Greeks drew out hope after all the others, as the most dreadful of all. I know no more stirring symbol; for, contrary to the general belief, hope equals resignation. And to live is not to resign oneself.