Every man has a right over his own life and war destroys lives that were full of promise; it forces the individual into situations that shame his manhood, obliging him to murder fellow men, against his will.

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

The different religions have never overlooked the part played by the sense of guilt in civilization. What is more, they come forward with a claim...to save mankind from this sense of guilt, which they call sin.

I no longer count as one of my merits that I always tell the truth as much as possible; it has become my metier.

After all, we did not invent symbolism; it is a universal age-old activity of the human imagination.

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.

The intention that man should be happy is not in the plan of Creation.