Heroism--that is the disposition of a man who aspires to a goal compared to which he himself is wholly insignificant. Heroism is the good will to self-destruction.

One who has given up any hope of winning a fight or has clearly lost it wants his style in fighting to be admired all the more.

Style ought to prove that one believes in an idea; not only that one thinks it but also feels it.

Necessity is not a fact; it's an interpretation.

All things that are truly great are at first thought impossible.

It is doubtful whether anyone who has travelled widely has found anywhere in the world regions more ugly than in the human face.

Three metamorphoses of the spirit I relate to you: how the spirit becomes a camel; and the camel, a lion; and the lion, finally, a child.