If we have anything kind to say, any tender sentiment to express, we feel a sense of shame.

Nature is honest, we aren't; we embalm our dead.

When I say "I," I mean a thing absolutely unique, not to be confused with any other.

Nobody is bound by any obligation unless it has first been freely accepted.

If we have anything kind to say, any tender sentiment to express, we feel a sense of shame.

At any given moment, I open my eyes and exist.

We cannot bear to regard ourselves simply as playthings of blind chance, we cannot admit to feeling ourselves abandoned.