There is nothing inhuman, evil, or irrational which does not give some comfort, provided it is shared by a group.

Infantile love follows the principle: "I love because I am loved." Mature love follows the principle: "I am loved because I love." Immature love says: "I love you because I need you." Mature love says: "I need you because I love you.

Love is a power which produces love.

Our whole culture is based on the appetite for buying, on the idea of a mutually favorable exchange. .... For the man an attractive girl - and for the woman an attractive man - are the prizes they are after. 'attractive' usually means a nice package of qualities which are popular and sought after on the personality market. What specifically makes a person attractive depends on the fashion of the time, physically as well as mentally. ... Two persons thus fall in love when they feel they have found the best object available on the market, considering the limitations of their own exchange values.

The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science.

Loving becomes, and the ability to love, becomes one of the most important things in life.

Society must be organized in such a way that mans social, loving nature is not separated from his social existence, but becomes one with it.