The Masses Think That Is Is Easy

The Difficulties Which I Meet With In Order To Realize My Existence Are Precisely What Awaken And Mobilize My Activities, My Capacities.

Better Beware Of Notions Like Genius And Inspiration; They Are A Sort Of Magic Wand And Should Be Used Sparingly By Anybody Who Wants To See Things Clearly.

An 'unemployed' Existence Is A Worse Negation Of Life Than Death Itself.

The Preoccupation With What Should Be Is Estimable Only When The Respect For What Is Has Been Exhausted.

The Hero's Will Is Not That Of His Ancestors Nor Of His Society, But His Own. This Will To Be Oneself Is Heroism.