They make a secret pact with themelves never to think about the future.

Elegance is not an outer quality, but a part of the soul that is visible to others.

That is what marks out the warrior: the knowledge that willpower and courage are not the same thing. Courage can attract fear and adulation, but willpower requires patience and commitment. Men and women with immense willpower are generally solitary types and give off a kind of coolness. Many people mistakenly think that (they) are cold (people) when nothing could be further from the truth.

We must marry, have children, reproduce the species.

Courage is the first spiritual quality that you need to have.

You were my hope during my days of loneliness, my anxiety during moments of doubt, my certainty during moments of faith.

What made you fall in love with a prostitute?” “I didn’t understand it myself at the time. But I’ve thought about it since, and I think it was because, knowing that your body would never be mine alone, I had to concentrate on conquering your soul.