At sixteen the adolescent knows what it is to suffer, for he has himself suffered. But he hardly knows that other beings suffer too.[A seize ans l’adolescent sait ce que c’est que souffrir; car il a souffert lui-même; mais à peine sait-il que d’autres êtres souffrent aussi.]
As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods; They kill us for their sport.
Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.
Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.
A real artist must suffer.
A man who is suffering up to the limit of his capacity can seldom put up much of a fight.
A man who does not understand the benefit of suffering does not live a clever and true life.[Человек, не сознающий благодетельности страданий, еще не начинал жить разумной, т. е. истинной жизнью.]
