People of limited intelligence are fond of talking about "these days," imagining that they have discovered and appraised the peculiarities of "these days" and that human nature changes with the times.

If he be really and seriously seeking to live a good life, the first thing from which he will abstain will always be the use of animal food, because ...its use is simply immoral, as it involves the performance of an act which is contrary to the moral feeling - killing.

Regard the society of women as a necessary unpleasantness of social life, and avoid it as much as possible.

... in marriage the great thing was love, and that with love one would always be happy, for happiness rests only on oneself.

But the peasants - how do the peasants die?

There are two Gods, there is the God that people generally believe in - a God who has to serve them. This God does not exist. But the God whom people forget - the God whom we all have to serve - exists, and is the prime cause of our existence and of all that we perceive.

It's hard to love a woman and do anything.