“He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool.”
Hope“But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?”
Happiness“He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool.”
Hope“A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.”
Freedom“Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.”
Fear“We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we should die.”
Life“Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.”
Truth“An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.”
Intelligence“When you have really exhausted an experience you always reverence and love it.”
Experience“Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.”
Future“Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny.”
Men“I know of only one duty, and that is to love.”
Love“Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future.”
Freedom“We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.”
Love“Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference.”
Courage“A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.”
Truth“All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State.”
Power“Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.”
Happiness“A man's work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened.”
Art“We turn toward God only to obtain the impossible.”
God“Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears.”
Inspirational“It is normal to give away a little of one's life in order not to lose it all.”
Life