We are not naïve enough to ask for pure men; we ask merely for men whose impurity does not conflict with the obligations of their job.
Already at the origin of the species man was equal to what he was destined to become.
What scientist would not long to go on living, if only to see how the little truths he has brought to light will grow up?
On the brink of being satiated, desire still appears infinite.
There are big and little truths, but all belong to the same race.
One must either take an interest in the human situation or else parade before the void.