Feel That

Reflections on Love, by Herman Hesse.

It is the same thing with love as with art: the man who can love great things just a little is poorer than the man who can love the little things passionately.

Victories & Defeats

Showdown's fight, by Michel de Montaigne and Bonaparte.

The true victory lies in battle rather than in survival;
The prize of valour in fighting, not in winning [Essays, Bk1, Ch.31].

The only victories, which leave no regret, are those over ignorance [Maxims].