The history of the world has been one not of conquest, as supposed; it has been one of ennui.

now I am capable of youth, but not capable of few years - that is the pitiful thing.

poverty ... is very bad for the formation of a personality. ... Not until I knew for certain where my next meal would come from could I give myself up to ignoring that next meal; I could think of other things.

The history of the world has been one not of conquest, as supposed; it has been one of ennui.