I will not and cannot believe that evil is the normal condition of mankind.

The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.

It is man's unique privilege, among all other organisms. By pursuing falsehood you will arrive at the truth!

Without God all things are permitted.

Every member of the society spies on the rest, and it is his duty to inform against them. All are slaves and equal in their slavery... The great thing about it is equality... Slaves are bound to be equal.

... you can never be sure of what has passed between husband and wife or lover and mistress.

There is nothing in the world more difficult than candor, and nothing easier than flattery. If there is a hundredth of a fraction of a false note to candor, it immediately produces dissonance, and as a result, exposure. But in flattery, even if everything is false down to the last note, it is still pleasant, and people will listen not without pleasure; with coarse pleasure, perhaps, but pleasure nevertheless.