I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
Because the proper function of man is to live, not to exist.
If a man does not know what port he is steering for, no wind is favourable to him. Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction, i.e. the tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal but to have no goal to reach.
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory.
Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.