There is no means of proving it is preferable to be than not to be.
To exist is equivalent to an act of faith, a protest against the truth, an interminable prayer. As soon as they consent to live, the unbeliever and the man of faith are fundamentally the same, since both have made the only decision that defines a being.
Ambition is a drug that makes its addicts potential madmen.
Crime in full glory consolidates authority by the sacred fear it inspires.
What do you do from morning to night?" "I endure myself.
A golden rule: to leave an incomplete image of oneself.