People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results.

That which is impenetrable to us really exists. Behind the secrets of nature remains something subtle, intangible, and inexplicable. Veneration for this force beyond anything that we can comprehend is my religion.

If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects.

Intelligence and genius

I cannot conceive of a God who rewards and punishes his creatures, or has a will of the type of which we are conscious in ourselves. An individual who should survive his physical death is also beyond my comprehension, nor do I wish it otherwise; such notions are for the fears or absurd egoism of feeble souls.

It should be possible to explain the laws of physics to a barmaid.

Capitalism has brought with it progress, not merely in production but also in knowledge.