Religion has done love a great service by making it a sin.

Devout believers are safeguarded in a high degree against the risk of certain neurotic illnesses; their acceptance of the universal neurosis spares them the task of constructing a personal one.

In every well-governed state wealth is a sacred thing; in democracies it is the only sacred thing.

A tale without love is like beef without mustard: insipid.

For every monarchy overthrown the sky becomes less brilliant, because it loses a star. A republic is ugliness set free.

Good angels are fallible ... they sin every day and fall from Heaven like flies.

He flattered himself on being a man without any prejudices; and this pretension itself is a very great prejudice.