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A society whose principles are acquisition, profit, and property produces a social character oriented around having, and once the dominant pattern is established, nobody wants to be an outsider, or indeed an outcast; in order to avoid this risk everybody adapts to the majority, who have in common only their mutual antagonism
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When people can't handle God any more, they turn to religion.
People do not see that the main question is not : "Am I loved?" which is to a large extent the question : "Am I approved of? Am I protected? Am I admired?" The main question is: "Can I love?
Only the person who has faith in himself is able to be faithful to others.
That millions of people share the same forms of mental pathology does not make these people sane.
The affirmation of one's own life, happiness, growth and freedom, is rooted in one's capacity to love.
Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.
To love somebody is not just a strong feeling - it is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise.
The lust for power is not rooted in strength but in weakness.
Modern man is alienated from himself, from his fellow men, and from nature. He has been transformed into a commodity, experiences his life forces as an investment which must bring him the maximum profit obtainable under existing market conditions.
One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often.
