The more the fruits of knowledge become accessible to men, the more widespread is the decline of religious belief.

I have found little that is 'good' about human beings on the whole. In my experience most of them are trash, no matter whether they publicly subscribe to this or that ethical doctrine or to none at all. That is something that you cannot say aloud, or perhaps even think.

Civilized people have exchanged some part of their chances of happiness for a measure of security.

Without love we fall ill.

Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts.

It might be said of psychoanalysis that if you give it your little finger it will soon have your whole hand.

Love in the form of longing and deprivation lowers the self regard.