“And therein lies the whole of man's plight. Human time does not turn in a circle; it runs ahead in a straight line. That is why man cannot be happy: happiness is the longing for repetition.”

“Can't you come up with something different? And therein lies the whole of mans plight.Human time does not turn in a circle;it runs ahead in a straight line. That is why man cannot be happy:happiness is the longing for repetition.”

“When a man in a forest thinks he is going forward in a straight line, in reality he is going in a circle, I did my best to go in a circle, hoping to go in a straight line.”

“Happiness is the longing for repetition.”

“There comes a time when a man has to ask himself whether he wants a life of happiness or a life of meaning…. two very different paths… To be truly happy a man must live absolutely in the present. No thought of what has gone before and no thought of what lies ahead; but a for a life of meaning, a man is condemned to wallow in the past and obsess about the future.”

“A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love her.”