Who said “When you have understood that nothing is, that things do not even deserve the status of…”?

“It is the final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist in order to save us.”

“The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets.”

“The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility.”

“We do not want our world to perish. But in our quest for knowledge, century by century, we have placed all our trust in a cold, impartial intellect which only brings us nearer to destruction. We have heeded no wisdom offering guidance. Only by learning to love one another can our world be saved. Only love can conquer all.”

“The first step in a person's salvation is knowledge of their sin.”

“Every thought derives from a thwarted sensation.”

“There is no means of proving it is preferable to be than not to be.”

“Consciousness is much more than the thorn, it is the dagger in the flesh.”

“The fact that life has no meaning is a reason to live --moreover, the only one.”

“Progress is the injustice each generation commits with regard to its predecessors.”

“It is not worth the bother of killing yourself, since you always kill yourself too late.”