I have been accused of being a ‘black magician.’ No more foolish statement was ever made about me. I despise the thing to such an extent that I can hardly believe in the existence of people so debased and idiotic as to practice it.

Practically, Science is true; and Faith is foolish.

I do not want to father a flock, to be the fetish of fools and fanatics or the founder of a faith whose followers are content to echo my opinions. I want each man to cut his own way through the jungle.

The sot drinks, and is drunken: the coward drinks not, and shivers: the wise man, brave and free, drinks, and gives glory to the Most High God.

It's no good trying to teach people who need to be taught.

He shall fall down into a pit called Because, and there he shall perish with the dogs of reason.

A single ego is an absurdly narrow vantage point from which to view the world.