Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.

Every man with a bellyful of the classics is an enemy to the human race.

Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.

Example moves the world more than doctrine. The great exemplars are the poets of action, and it makes little difference whether they be forces for good or forces for evil.

For one crime which is expiated in prison ten thousand are committed thoughtlessly by those who condemn.

Hope is a bad thing. It means that you are not what you want to be. It means that part of you is dead, if not all of you. It means that you entertain illusions. It's a sort of spiritual clap, I should say.

How different the new order would be if we could consult the veteran instead of the politician.

I don’t think we should read for instruction but to give our souls a chance to luxuriate.

I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.