This sympathy that springs up for those whose enemies we despise is inevitable, and it is a sympathy that intensifies the worse they are; a sympathy, therefore, that grows despite the merits of the sympathized. Injustice is deplorable, and greatly diminishes the appearance of faults. When we come across a target of human insidiousness and perfidy, there is no way we can remain impassive and, if not by affinity, by refusing malevolence we have already put ourselves in a position.
In the Face of Every Impossible Achievement…
In the face of every impossible achievement, in the face of the most impressive miracles, there are always those who stop at the insignificance of a detail in order to thwart the colossus, or rather, to stroke their envy and console themselves for their inability to achieve or even understand such an achievement. The man really is a pitiful animal… Only infinite mercy can save him.
Skepticism Contains One of These Curious Paradoxes…
Skepticism contains one of these curious paradoxes since it adjusts simultaneously to humility and presumption. This shows that it can be classified into two types: “I don’t know” skepticism and “you don’t know” skepticism. Two types, as we can see, antagonistic, one representing modesty and the other haughtiness, one a detached judgment of one’s own abilities and the other an accusation of those of others. Opposite types that nevertheless go by the same name.
Motivation Is Tempered and Hardened by Patience
Motivation is tempered and hardened by patience; only patience is capable of channeling it and transforming its intensity into a lasting force, something that is necessary for it to bear fruit. It is therefore fragile and can easily be lost. However, when combined with patience, it renews itself and loses its ephemeral character, finally justifying the very effort spent on stabilizing itself.