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…

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Analogies, it is true, decide nothing, but they can make one feel more at home.

Analogies, it is true, decide nothing, but they can make one feel more at home.

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Every normal person, in fact, is only normal on the average. His ego approximates to...

Every normal person, in fact, is only normal on the average. His ego approximates to...

Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.

Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.

A woman should soften but not weaken a man

A woman should soften but not weaken a man

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

Much of our highly valued cultural heritage has been acquired at the cost of sexuality

Much of our highly valued cultural heritage has been acquired at the cost of sexuality

It is impossible to overlook the extent to which civilization is built upon a renunciation...

It is impossible to overlook the extent to which civilization is built upon a renunciation...

Psychoanalysis is for hysterical pathological cases, not for silly rich American women who should be...

Psychoanalysis is for hysterical pathological cases, not for silly rich American women who should be...

What we call happiness in the strictest sense comes from the (preferably sudden) satisfaction of...

What we call happiness in the strictest sense comes from the (preferably sudden) satisfaction of...

The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been...

The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been...

Time spent with cats is never wasted.

Time spent with cats is never wasted.

Just as no one can be forced into belief, so no one can be forced...

Just as no one can be forced into belief, so no one can be forced...

A belligerent state permits itself every such misdeed, every such act of violence, as would...

A belligerent state permits itself every such misdeed, every such act of violence, as would...

When making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider...

When making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider...

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the...

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the...

If one attempts to assign to religion its place in man's evolution, it seems not...

If one attempts to assign to religion its place in man's evolution, it seems not...

Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom...

Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom...

In business partnerships and marriage partnerships, O' the cheating that goes on

In business partnerships and marriage partnerships, O' the cheating that goes on

Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the...

Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the...

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience...

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience...

We are now at a point in time when the ability to receive, utilize, store,...

We are now at a point in time when the ability to receive, utilize, store,...