"He saw before him two roads, both..." - Quote by Victor Hugo
He saw before him two roads, both equally straight ; but he saw two; and that terrified him — him, who had never in his life known but one straight line. And, bitter anguish, these two roads were contradictory.
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“...mothers are often fondest of the child which has caused them the greatest pain.”
“I believe, sir, in all the progress. Air navigation is the result of the oceanic navigation: from water the human has to pass in the air. Everywhere where creation will be breathable to him, the human will penetrate into the creation. Our only limit is life.”
“I would rather be the head of a fly than the tail of a lion.”
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“I wish I knew why I am so anguished.”
“An anguish of longing would boil up inside me; a hysterical thirst for contradictions and contrasts would appear, and I would embark on dissipations.”
“It is not necessary to do things in a state of anxiety or anguish. That is not the way to be aligned with life.”