The ductless glands secrete among other things our moods, our aspirations, our philosophy of life.

One of the principal functions of a friend is to suffer (in a milder and symbolic form) the punishments that we should like, but are unable, to inflict upon our enemies.

What is absurd and monstrous about war is that men who have no personal quarrel should be trained to murder one another in cold blood.

The world is an illusion, but an illusion which we must take seriously.

Man is an intelligence in servitude to his organs.

We lie to ourselves in order that we may still have the excuse of ignorance, the alibi of stupidity and incomprehension, possessing which we can continue with a good conscience to commit and tolerate the most monstrous crimes.

In the contexts of religion and politics, words are not regarded as standing, rather inadequately, for things and events; on the contrary things and events are regarded as particular illustrations of words.