It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflection of ourselves in their eyes and the echo of ourselves in their words.

The weakness of a soul is proportionate to the number of truths that must be kept from it.

Action can give us the feeling of being useful, but only words can give us a sense of weight and purpose.

He who has nothing and wants something is less frustrated than he who has something and wants more.

The less justified a man is in claiming excellence for his own self, the more ready is he to claim all excellence for his nation, his religion, his race or his holy cause.

The passion for equality is partly a passion for anonymity: to be one thread of the many which make up a tunic; one thread not distinguishable from the others. No one can then point us out, measure us against others and expose our inferiority.

When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.