"The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness."

"Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others."

"Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness."

"This is my last message to you: in sorrow, seek happiness."

"If you want to be respected by others, the great thing is to respect yourself."

"Man is sometimes extraordinarily, passionately, in love with suffering..."

"I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea."

"To think too much is a disease."

"People speak sometimes about the 'bestial' cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust to beasts; no animal could ever be so cruel as a man."

"The man who lies to himself... comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth."

"One can fall in love and yet hate."

"Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys."

"Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid."

"The man who has a conscience suffers whilst acknowledging his sin. That shall be his punishment — as well as prison."

"Lack of original thought is the same the world over."