"Optimism, where it is not merely the thoughtless chatter of fools, is not only a absurd doctrine, but also a truly wicked way of thinking, a bitter mockery of the unspeakable sufferings of humanity."

"Women are directly adapted to act as the nurses and educators of our childhood, for the simple reason that they are themselves childish, frivolous and short-sighted; in a word, are big children all th…"

"The animal enjoys the present, man is tormented by the future."

"The greatest pleasure of life is love."

"The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom."