“Verus Quid Factum”

“Man is above all else mind, consciousness -- that is, he is a product of history, not of nature.”

“How many times have I wondered if it is really possible to forge links with a mass of people when one has never had strong feelings for anyone, not even one's own parents: if it is possible to have a collectivity when one has not been deeply loved oneself by individual human creatures. Hasn't this had some effect on my life as a militant--has it not tended to make me sterile and reduce my quality as a revolutionary by making everything a matter of pure intellect, of pure mathematical calculation?”

“Pessimism of the spirit; optimism of the will.”

“تشاؤمُ العقل .. تفاؤلُ الإرادة”

“Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.”

“Odio gli indifferenti. Credo che vivere voglia dire essere partigiani. Chi vive veramente non può non essere cittadino e partigiano. L’indifferenza è abulia, è parassitismo, è vigliaccheria, non è vita. Perciò odio gli indifferenti.”