Win for yourself that which your fathers have won.

But one must know where one stands, and where the others wish to go.

There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.

We are never further from what we wish than when we believe that we have what we wished for.

I am a part of the part that at first was all, part of the darkness that gave birth to the light, that supercilious light which now disputes with Mother Night her ancient rank and space, and yet cannot succeed; no matter how it struggles, it sticks to matter and can't get free. Light flows from substance, makes it beautiful.

I hate everything that merely instructs me without augmenting or directly invigorating my activity.

I wish the crowd to feel itself well treated, Especially since it lives and lets me live.