The first requisite of civilization, therefore, is that of justice — that is, the assurance that a law once made will not be broken in favour of an individual. This implies nothing as to the ethical value of such a law.

There is to my mind no doubt that the concept of beautiful had its roots in sexual excitation and that its original meaning was sexually stimulating.

A strong egoism is a protection against disease, but in the last resort we must begin to love in order that we may not fall ill, and must fall ill if, in consequence of frustration, we cannot love.

To endure life remains, when all is said, the first duty of all living being Illusion can have no value if it makes this more difficult for us.

When we share - that is poetry in the prose of life.

It is easy to see that the ego is that part of the id which has been modified by the direct influence of the external world.

It is a predisposition of human nature to consider an unpleasant idea untrue, and then it is easy to find arguments against it.