Man has to live with the body and soul which have fallen to him by chance.
The hero's will is not that of his ancestors nor of his society, but his own. This will to be oneself is heroism.
Poetry has become the higher algebra of metaphors.
An idea is a putting truth in check-mate.
Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do.
All we are given is possibilities — to make ourselves one thing or another.