That which we can't remember, we will repeat.

Religion originates in the child's and young mankind's fears and need for help. It cannot be otherwise.

We are what we are because we have been what we have been.

I became aware of my destiny: to belong to the critical minority as opposed to the unquestioning majority.

If youth knew; if age could.

To be completely honest with oneself is the very best effort a human being can make.

One thing only do I know for certain and that is that man's judgments of value follow directly his wishes for happiness-that, accordingly, they are an attempt to support his illusions with arguments. [p.111]