If Suffer We Must, Let's

Religion, Society, And Nature--these Are The Three Struggles Of Man.

Genuflection Before The Idol Or The Dollar Destroys The Muscles Which Walk And The Will That Moves.

You Have Enemies? Why, It Is The Story Of Every Man Who Has Done A Great Deed Or Created A New Idea. It Is The Cloud Which Thunders Around Everything That Shines. Fame Must Have Enemies, As Light Must Have Gnats. Do No Bother Yourself About It; Disdain. Keep Your Mind Serene As You Keep Your Life Clear.

He Who Contemplates The Depths Of Paris Is Seized With Vertigo. Nothing Is More Fantastic. Nothing Is More Tragic. Nothing Is More Sublime.

The Miserable's Name Is Man; He Is Agonizing In All Climes, And He Is Groaning In All Languages.