Man Could Not Live If He Were

To Pursue A Goal Which Is By Definition Unattainable Is To Condemn Oneself To A State Of Perpetual Unhappiness.

It Is Science, And Not Religion, Which Has Taught Men That Things Are Complex And Difficult To Understand.

Faith Is Not Uprooted By Dialectic Proof; It Must Already Be Deeply Shaken By Other Causes To Be Unable To Withstand The Shock Of Argument.

There Is A Collective As Well As An Individual Humor Inclining Peoples To Sadness Or Cheerfulness, Making Them See Things In Bright Or Somber Lights. In Fact, Only Society Can Pass A Collective Opinion On The Value Of Human Life; For This The Individual Is Incompetent.

Our Whole Social Environment Seems To Us To Be Filled With Forces Which Really Exist Only In Our Own Minds.