Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way.

Lack of love for the vegetative, subtle, cthonic, pagan, and sexy aspect of the world means death.

Since opposed principles, or ideologies, are irreconcilable, wars fought over principle will be wars of mutual annihilation. But wars fought for simple greed will be far less destructive, because the aggressor will be careful not to destroy what he is fighting to capture. Reasonable - that is, human - men will always be capable of compromise, but men who have dehumanized themselves by becoming the blind worshipers of an idea or an ideal are fanatics whose devotion to abstractions makes them the enemies of life.

I want ... to consort with people whose emotions are not ... cold and standoffish.

We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain.

The mind's the standard of the man.

It's so important to consider this question: What do I desire?