He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool.

It is natural to give a clear view of the world after accepting the idea that it must be clear.

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

When one has no character, one HAS to apply a method. Here it did wonders incontrovertibly, and I am living on the site of one of the greatest crimes in human history.

If pimps and thieves everywhere were always punished, honest people would all believe themselves always to be innocent.

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.

The more I accuse myself, the more right I have to judge you. Even better, I make you judge yourself, which comforts me the more.