The Importance of Sacrifice

The first rule of all, nobody must let himself go, not even when he is alone. Good things are exceedingly costly and in all cases the law obtains that he who possesses them is a different person from him who is acquiring them. So it's like with something like freedom. When you have freedom you become a different person than the person who is seeking freedom. In fact sometimes gaining freedom can soften you to the point where you lose your freedom. It becomes a very big conversation about maintaining your freedom once you're up there on top of the mountain,. This type of thing. The same with something like beauty. When you are not beautiful you become quite a severe person in pursuit of it