The difficulties which I meet with in order to realize my existence are precisely what awaken and mobilize my activities, my capacities.
Jos
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We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands on himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself.
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In order to master the unruly torrent of life the learned man meditates, the poet quivers, and the political hero erects the fortress of his will.
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