THE EQUINOX
Axiom XVII
To suffer is to work. A great sorrow suffered is a pro-
gress accomplished. Those who suffer much live more than
those who do not suffer.
Axiom XVIII
Voluntary death from devotion is not suicide; it is the
apotheosis of the will.
Axiom XIX
Fear is nothing but idleness of the will, and for that reason
public opinion scourges cowards.
Axiom XX
Succeed in not fearing the lion, and the lion will fear you.
Say to sorrow: “I will that you be a pleasure, more even
than a pleasure, a happiness.”
Axiom XXI
A chain of iron is easier to break than a chain of flowers.
Axiom XXII
Before saying that a man is happy or unhappy, find out
what the direction of his will has made of him: Tiberius died
every day at Capri, while Jesus proved his immortality and
even his divinity on Calvary and upon the Cross.
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