Psychoanalysis is that mental illness for which it regards itself as therapy.

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When a man is treated like a beast, he says, 'After all, I'm human.' When...

When a man is treated like a beast, he says, 'After all, I'm human.' When...

Morality is a venereal disease. Its primary stage is called virtue; its secondary stage, boredom;...

Morality is a venereal disease. Its primary stage is called virtue; its secondary stage, boredom;...

Justice is a whore that won't let herself be stiffed, and collects the wages of...

Justice is a whore that won't let herself be stiffed, and collects the wages of...

The world has become uglier since it began to look into a mirror every day;...

The world has become uglier since it began to look into a mirror every day;...

He who does without the praise of the crowd will not deny himself an opportunity...

He who does without the praise of the crowd will not deny himself an opportunity...

An idea's birth is legitimate if one has the feeling that one is catching oneself...

An idea's birth is legitimate if one has the feeling that one is catching oneself...

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.

A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short...

A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short...

Someone who can write aphorisms should not fritter away his time in essays.

Someone who can write aphorisms should not fritter away his time in essays.

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden.

Language is the mother of thought, not its handmaiden.

A woman who cannot be ugly is not beautiful.

A woman who cannot be ugly is not beautiful.

You would be surprised how hard it often is to translate an action into thought.

You would be surprised how hard it often is to translate an action into thought.

Feminine passion is to masculine as an epic is to an epigram.

Feminine passion is to masculine as an epic is to an epigram.

Culture is the tacit agreement to let the means of subsistence disappear behind the purpose...

Culture is the tacit agreement to let the means of subsistence disappear behind the purpose...

Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel...

Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel...

It is the style of idealism to console itself for the loss of something old...

It is the style of idealism to console itself for the loss of something old...

A woman who cannot be ugly is not beautiful.

A woman who cannot be ugly is not beautiful.

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave

Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger...

Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger...

Democracy is the name we give to the people each time we need them

Democracy is the name we give to the people each time we need them