Theories pass. The frog remains.
Already at the origin of the species man was equal to what he was destined to become.
To say of men that they are bad is to say they are worse than we think we are, or worse than the ideal man whose image we have built up on the basis of a certain few.
Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness.
There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past.
A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power, but a few great hearts are not enough to make us worthy of using it.