To read is to let someone else work for you - the most delicate form of exploitation.

I have decided not to oppose anyone ever again, since I have noticed that I always end by resembling my latest enemy.

No matter which way we go, it is no better than any other. It is all the same whether you achieve something or not, have faith or not, just as it is all the same whether you cry or remain silent.

As far as I am concerned, I resign from humanity. I no longer want to be, nor can still be, a man. What should I do? Work for a social and political system, make a girl miserable? Hunt for weaknesses in philosophical systems, fight for moral and esthetic ideals? It’s all too little. I renounce my humanity even though I may find myself alone. But am I not already alone in this world from which I no longer expect anything?

As long as one believes in philosophy, one is healthy; sickness begins when one starts to think.

We derive our vitality from our store of madness.

Good health is the best weapon against religion. Healthy bodies and healthy minds have never been shaken by religious fears.