Thou art not alone, and thou dost not belong to thyself. Thou art one of My voices, thou art one of My arms. Speak and strike for Me. But if the arm … - Romain Rolland

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Thou art not alone, and thou dost not belong to thyself. Thou art one of My voices, thou art one of My arms. Speak and strike for Me. But if the arm be broken, or the voice be weary, then still I hold My ground: I fight with other voices, other arms than thine. Though thou art conquered, yet art thou of the army which is never vanquished. Remember that and thou wilt fight even unto death." "Lord, I have suffered much!"
"Thinkest thou that I do not suffer also? For ages death has hunted Me and nothingness has lain in wait for Me. It is only by victory in the fight that I can make My way. The river of life is red with My blood."
"Fighting, always fighting?"
"We must always fight. God is a fighter, even He Himself. God is a conqueror. He is a devouring lion. Nothingness hems Him in and He hurls it down. And the rhythm of the fight is the supreme harmony. Such harmony is not for thy mortal ears. It is enough for thee to know that it exists. Do thy duty in peace and leave the rest to the Gods.

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About Romain Rolland

Romain Rolland (29 January 1866 – 30 December 1944) was a French writer who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915 after the publication of his major work, Jean-Christophe.

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Alternative Names: R.Rolland

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در مقابل روزی که بر می‌آید پرهیزگار باش. به آن‌چه در یک سال یا ده سال دیگر پیش خواهد آمد فکر نکن. در فکر امروز باش. اصول نظری خود را کنار بگذار. می‌بینی - همه ی اصول نظری، حتی اصول فضیلت، بد است، احمقانه است، زیان‌بخش است. بر زندگی زور روا مدار. همین امروز را زندگی کن. در مقابل هر روز پرهیزگار باش. دوستش بدار، احترامش را نگه‌دار، به‌خصوص پژمرده‌اش نساز، مانع شکفتن آن نشو. حتی اگر مثل امروز تیره‌رنگ و غم‌آلود باشد، دوستش بدار.

The greatest book is not the one whose message engraves itself on the brain, as a telegraphic message engraves itself on the ticker-tape, but the one whose vital impact opens up other viewpoints, and from writer to reader spreads the fire that is fed by the various essences, until it becomes a vast conflagration leaping from forest to forest.

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