Man is the only creature that strives to surpass himself, and yearns for the impossible.

To believe that if we could have but this or that we would be happy is to suppress the realization that the cause of our unhappiness is in our inadequate and blemished selves. Excessive desire is thus a means of suppressing our sense of worthlessness.

We feel free when we escape - even if it be but from the frying pan to the fire.

Youth itself is a talent, a perishable talent.

In a modern society people can live without hope only when kept dazed and out of breath by incessant hustling.

Action is basically a reaction against loss of balance - a flailing of the arms to to regain one's balance. To dispose a soul to action, we must upset its equilibrium.

Glory is largely a theatrical concept. There is no striving for glory without a vivid awareness of an audience.