The place where optimism flourishes most is the lunatic asylum

The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum.

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.

It is becoming clear that the old platitudes can no longer be maintained, and that if we wish to improve our morals we must first improve our knowledge.

Pain and death are part of life. To reject them is to reject life itself.

Of woman as a real human being, with sexual needs and sexual responsibilities, morality has often known nothing.