In order to master the unruly torrent of life the learned man meditates, the poet quivers, and the political hero erects the fortress of his will.
Love is exclusivity, selection.
The heart of man does not tolerate an absence of the excellent and supreme.
Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt.
To live is to feel oneself lost.
One age cannot be completely understood if all the others are not understood. The song of history can only be sung as a whole.