“Every man worthy of being called a son of man bears his cross and mounts his Golgotha.”
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“Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.”
“Every word is an adamantine shell which encloses a great explosive force.”
“Beauty is merciless. You do not look at it, it looks at you and does not forgive.”
“No force anywhere on earth is as imperialistic as the human soul.”
“This is how the spirit comes. After the gale, the earthquake, and fire: a gentle, cooling breeze.”
“By believing passionately in something which still does not exist, we create it.”
“The young have less charity for aged follies than the old for those of youth.”
“How slowly I have made my way in life! How much is still to be done!”
“I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house.”
“She could no longer borrow from the future to help her through the present grief.”
“Trusting no man as his friend, he could not recognize his enemy when the latter actually appeared.”
“The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread.”