A man who goes forth to take the life of another whom he does not know must believe one thing only - that by his act he will change the course of history.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There are two kinds of man: the ones who make history and the ones who endure it.
The man who can centre his thoughts and hopes upon something transcending self can find a certain peace in the ordinary troubles of life, which is impossible to the pure egoist.
A man acquainted with history may, in some respect, be said to have lived from the beginning of the world, and to have been making continual additions to his stock of knowledge in every century.
A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.
Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future.
Cut off from his religious, metaphysical and transcendental roots, man is lost; all his actions become senseless, absurd, useless.
A man lives not only his personal life, as an individual, but also, consciously or unconsciously, the life of his epoch and his contemporaries.
Somebody who can reckon with the past, who can live with the past in the present, and move towards the future - that's fabulous.
The man who can put himself in the place of other men, who can understand the workings of their minds, need never worry about what the future has in store for him.
A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the 'why' for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any 'how.'