Knowledge is the intellectual manipulation of carefully verified observations.

The goal of all life is death

The Irish are the one race for which psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever... because they already live in a dream world.

When someone abuses me I can defend myself, but against praise I am defenceless.

Whoever loves becomes humble. Those who love have, so to speak, pawned a part of their narcissism.

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Men are more moral than they think and far more immoral than they can imagine.

My boy! Smoking is one of the greatest and cheapest enjoyments in life, and if you decide in advance not to smoke, i can only feel sorry for you.

The madman is a dreamer awake

A man who has been the indisputable favorite of his mother keeps for life the feeling of a conqueror.

The paranoid is never entirely mistaken.

Words have a magical power. They can either bring the greatest happiness or the deepest despair.

Where does a thought go when it's forgotten?

When inspiration does not come to me, I go halfway to meet it.

Where they love they do not desire and where they desire they do not love.

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

A woman should soften but not weaken a man.

Remember the greatest motivator is belief. We have to inculcate in ourselves the belief that we are responsible for our actions and behavior. When people accept responsibility, everything improves: quality, productivity, relationships and teamwork.

Our thoughts are causes. You sow a thought, you reap an action. You sow an action, you reap a habit. You sow a habit, you reap a character. You sow a character, you reap a destiny. It all starts with a thought.