The best revenge is not to be like your enemy. Book VI

He looked at her again, now with the vague abject shyness that older men often have with young women, as though asking their indulgence for no longer being young. The Post Office Girl 

All great ideas are dangerous. De Profundis

We must never forget that we may also find meaning in life even when confronted with a hopeless situation, when facing a fate that cannot be changed. For what then matters is to bear witness to the uniquely human potential at its best, which is to transform a personal tragedy into a triumph, to turn one's predicament into a human achievement. When we are no longer able to change a situation-just think of an incurable disease such as inoperable cancer-we are challenged to change ourselves. Man's Search For Meaning