Men like us are good and proud and strong… if we had a faith, a God, nothing could undermine us. But we had nothing, we had to learn everything, and living for honor alone has its weaknesses…[Tels que nous sommes braves et fiers et forts… si nous avions une foi, un Dieu, rien ne pourrait nous entamer. Mais nous n’avions rien, il a fallu tout apprendre, et vivre seulement pour l’honneur qui a ses défaillances…]
Source:(Knopf, ed. 1995), Part II. The Son or The First Man, Chapter 2. A Mystery to Himself, Section 2. The First Man (Notes and Sketches), Page 292
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