Great authors are admirable in this respect: in every generation they make for disagreement. Through them we become aware of our differences.

God lies ahead. I convince myself and constantly repeat to myself that: He depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved.

He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.

The individual man tries to escape the race. And as soon as he ceases to represent the race, he represents man.

Believe those who seek the truth, doubt those who find it; doubt all, but do not doubt yourself.

It is essential to persuade the soldier that those he is being urged to massacre are bandits who do not deserve to live; before killing other good, decent fellows like himself, his gun would fall from his hands.

Christianity, above all, consoles; but there are naturally happy souls who do not need consolation. Consequently Christianity begins by making such souls unhappy, for otherwise it would have no power over them.