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“There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.”

Si le grain ne meurt [If It Die] (1924), ch. III
Source: Autumn Leaves

“To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.”

Savoir se libérer n'est rien; l'ardu, c'est savoir être libre.
The Immoralist, Chapter 1 http://books.google.com/books?id=MPmRAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Savoir+se+lib%C3%A9rer+n'est+rien+l'ardu+c'est+savoir+%C3%AAtre+libre%22&jtp=17#v=onepage (1902)
The Immoralist (1902)