We have a world of pleasure to win, and nothing to lose but boredom.

What could I wish for the present but to take the greatest pleasure in being what I am?

In the twentieth century, death terrifies men less than the absence of real life. All these dead, mechanized, specialized actions, stealing a little bit of life a thousand times a day until the mind and body are exhausted, until that death which is not the

The world of the commodity is a world upside-down, which bases itself not upon life but upon the transformation of life into work.

Suffering is the pain of constraints. An atom of pure delight, no matter how small, can hold it at bay.

Production and consumption are the nipples of modern society. Thus suckled, humanity grows in strength and beauty; rising standard of living, all modern conveniences, distractions of all kinds, culture for all, the comfort of your dreams.

We have a world of pleasure to win, and nothing to lose but boredom.