The man who promises everything is sure to fulfil nothing, and everyone who promises too much is in danger of using evil means in order to carry out his promises, and is already on the road to perdition.

It seems as if it is only through an experience of symbolic reality that man, vainly seeking his own “existence” and making a philosophy out of it, can find his way back to a world in which he is no longer a stranger.

The highest, most decisive experience is to be alone with one's own self. You must be alone to find out what supports you, when you find that you can not support yourself. Only this experience can give you an indestructible foundation.

All neurotics seek the religious

People learn from who we are, rather than what we say, and to believe otherwise is a disease of the mind.

Those who look outside, dream. Those who look inside, awaken.

If only simplicity were not the most difficult of all things. It consists of watching objectively the development of any fragment of fantasy.