...undefiled by pleasures, invulnerable to any pain, untouched by arrogance, unaffected by meanness, an athlete in the greatest of all contests—the struggle not to be overwhelmed by anything that happens. Book III
'...it is not necessary to accept everything as true, one must only accept it as necessary.' 'A melancholy conclusion,' said K. 'It turns lying into a universal principle.In the Cathedral The Trial
True glory strikes root, and even extends itself; all false pretensions fall as do flowers, nor can anything feigned be lasting. On Duties
Retirement without study is death, and the grave of a living man. Day's Collacon
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