"The world is my representation."

"Money is human happiness in the abstract; he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete, devotes his heart entirely to money."

"The life of an individual is a constant struggle, and not merely a metaphorical one against want or boredom, but also an actual struggle against other people. He discovers adversaries everywhere, live…"

"There is only one inborn error in us, and that is the notion that we exist in order to be happy."

"A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants."