A man's subconscious self is not the ideal companion. It lurks for the greater part of his life in some dark den of its own, hidden away, and emerges only to taunt and deride and increase the misery of a miserable hour.
Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other.
If everyone in the world sat quietly at the same time, closed their eyes and concentrated as hard as they could on peace and goodwill, all the killing and cruelty in the world would continue. And probably increase.
Naming one thing after another cannot, logically, increase the chances of the new thing turning out like the old thing.
Every little girl knows about love. It is only her capacity to suffer because of it that increases.
Man is the only animal whose desires increase as they are fed; the only animal that is never satisfied.
It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.
Beyond a critical point within a finite space, freedom diminishes as numbers increase. ...The human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind of existence is possible for those who do survive.
Every increased possession loads us with new weariness.
The most wonderful of all things in life, I believe, is the discovery of another human being with whom one's relationship has a glowing depth, beauty, and joy as the years increase. This inner progressiveness of love between two human beings is a most marvelous thing, it cannot be found by looking for it or by passionately wishing for it. It is a sort of Divine accident.