The human passions transform man from a mere thing into a hero, into a being that in spite of tremendous handicaps tries to make sense of life.

Man's biological weakness is the condition of human culture.

Selfish persons are incapable of loving others, but they are not capable of loving themselves either.

The sick individual finds himself at home with all other similarly sick individuals. The whole culture is geared to this kind of pathology.

Modern man's happiness consists in the thrill of looking at the shop windows, and in buying all that he can afford to buy, either for cash or on installments.

To spare oneself from grief at all cost can be achieved only at the price of total detachment, which excludes the ability to experience happiness

Women are equal because they are not different any more.