It is only barbarous nations who have a sudden growth after a victory
Great buildings, like great mountains, are the work of centuries.
Everything being a constant carnival, there is no carnival left.
Philosophy should be an energy; it should find its aim and its effect in the amelioration of mankind.
What dangers you run, O noble souls! Often, you give your heart, but we take only your body. Your heart is left to you and you look at it in the shadows and shudder.
What happened between those two beings? Nothing. They were adoring one another.