There are two infinities that confuse me: the one in my soul devours me; the one around me will crush me

Everyone, either from modesty or egotism, hides away the best and most delicate of his soul’s possessions; to gain the esteem of others, we must only ever show our ugliest sides; this is how we keep ourselves on the common level

The principal thing in the world is to keep the soul aloft.

Style is as much under the words as in the words. It is as much the soul as it is the flesh of a work.