Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.

Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature.

There will be no lasting peace either in the heart of individuals or in social customs until death is outlawed.

All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State.

I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is.

Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.

The society based on production is only productive, not creative.

As a remedy to life in society I would suggest the big city. Nowadays, it is the only desert within our means.

Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future.

To assert in any case that a man must be absolutely cut off from society because he is absolutely evil amounts to saying that society is absolutely good, and no-one in his right mind will believe this today.