"The more we are ourselves, the less we resemble others."

"The fundamental error of all previous philosophy has been to regard man as a rational being."

"The world is hell, and men are on the one hand the tormented souls and on the other the devils in it."

"Hatred comes from the heart; contempt from the head; and neither feeling is quite within our control."

"The only certain antidote to the fear of death is the knowledge that we are already dead."