The man who gets drunk in peacetime is a coward. The man who gets drunk in wartime goes on being a coward.

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Try not to turn your life into a race, least of all an obstacle race.

Try not to turn your life into a race, least of all an obstacle race.

A German immersed in any civilization different from his own loses a weight equivalent in...

A German immersed in any civilization different from his own loses a weight equivalent in...

Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is...

Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is...

Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.

Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.

In French literature, you can choose a la carte; in Spanish literature, there is only...

In French literature, you can choose a la carte; in Spanish literature, there is only...

A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a...

A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a...

Man is a question; woman is an answer. The mistake women make today is to...

Man is a question; woman is an answer. The mistake women make today is to...

It may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make...

It may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make...

There are no good or bad habits. All habits are, by definition, bad.

There are no good or bad habits. All habits are, by definition, bad.

Happiness is always a coincidence.

Happiness is always a coincidence.

True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.

True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

If you really believe music is dangerous, you should let it go in one ear...

If you really believe music is dangerous, you should let it go in one ear...

You can say the opposite of something you've said but you can't do the opposite...

You can say the opposite of something you've said but you can't do the opposite...

The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair.

The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair.

Better than succeeding little by little is failing at one go.

Better than succeeding little by little is failing at one go.

There are those who dance to the rhythm that is played to them, those who...

There are those who dance to the rhythm that is played to them, those who...

A piece of advice always contains an implicit threat, just as a threat always contains...

A piece of advice always contains an implicit threat, just as a threat always contains...

To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of...

To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of...

When there is nothing to fear is the time to begin fearing everything.

When there is nothing to fear is the time to begin fearing everything.