“To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery kept me from believing that all was well under the sun, and the sun taught me that history wasn't everything.”
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We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.
Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference.
After all manner of professors have done their best for us, the place we are to get knowledge is in books. The true university of these days is a collection of books.
Ah, mon cher, for anyone who is alone, without God and without a master, the weight of days is dreadful.