As soon as one begins to “fail,” instead of being upset about it, one should invoke the right of no longer being oneself.
We obtain almost everything, except what we secretly crave. No doubt it is fair that what we most desire should be unattainable, that the essential of ourselves and of our course through life should remain hidden and unrealized. Providence has managed things well; let each of us derive the pride and the prestige linked to intimate debacles.
The hidden side 