If a man is to shed the light of the sun upon other men, he must first of all have it within himself.
Romain RollandSkepticism, riddling the faith of yesterday, prepared the way for the faith of tomorrow.
Romain RollandThe greatest book is not the one whose message engraves itself on the brain, as a telegraphic message engraves itself on the ticker-tape, but the one whose vital impact opens up other viewpoints, and from writer to reader spreads the fire that is fed by the various essences, until it becomes a vast conflagration leaping from forest to forest.
Romain Rolland