Man's unconscious... contains all the patterns of life and behaviour inherited from his ancestors, so that every human child, prior to consciousness, is possessed of a potential system of adapted psychic functioning.

Only a life lived in a certain spirit is worth living. It is a remarkable fact that a life lived entirely from the ego is dull not only for the person himself but for all concerned.

A man's hatred is always concentrated upon that which makes him conscious of his bad qualities.

One of the main functions of formalized religion is to protect people against a direct experience of God.

Life is something that has to be lived and not talked about.

The majority of my patients consisted not of believers but of those who had lost their faith.

Words are animals, alive with a will of their own