Man desires to be free and he desires to feel important. This places him in a dilemma, for the more he emancipates himself from necessity the less important he feels.

The eye likes novelty, but the ear craves familiarity.

Politics cannot be a science, because in politics theory and practice cannot be separated, and the sciences depend upon their separation.

In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag.

Beloved, we are always in the wrong, Handling so clumsily our stupid lives, Suffering too little or too long, Too careful even in our selfish loves: The decorative manias we obey Die in grimaces round us every day, Yet through their tohu-bohu comes a voice Which utters an absurd command - Rejoice.

You must go to bed with friends or whores, where money makes up the difference in beauty or desire.

Now is the age of anxiety.