“Pain was something one had to die with. It was something that left no strength in the arms, in the head, and destroyed even the courage to turn the head from side to side on the pillow.” My Sweet Orange Tree
Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health. The Transcendent Function
The one duty we owe to history is to rewrite it. The Critic as Artist
Rascals are always sociable--more's the pity! and the chief sign that a man has any nobility in his character is the little pleasure he takes in others' company. He prefers solitude more and more, and, in course of time, comes to see that, with few exceptions, the world offers no choice beyond solitude on one side and vulgarity on the other. Essays and Aphorisms
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