Romain rolland famously said that most people "die" in their twenties and thirties! Because once people pass this age, what they change is only their own shadow. The future life is just imitating yourself, repeating what you said when you were young, what you did, what you thought, what you liked day after day, in a more and more mechanical and outdated way.

There is only one kind of heroism in the world, and that is to recognize the truth of life and still love it.

Despising yourself, betraying yourself, and denying your beliefs with death are the greatest punishment and the greatest sin in the world. I would rather bear the pain and disaster in the world than come to this. -romain rolland

Secularity is a layer of armor that can protect us from harm; But it also limits our actions, making us stumble under a heavy burden and lose motivation, thus achieving nothing. Romain Rolland

I obey reason, and when necessary, I can sacrifice my friendship, my hatred and my life for it. -romain rolland