History is a priori amoral; it has no conscience.

History is a priori amoral; it has no conscience.

Aggressiveness is not the main trouble with the human species, but rather an excess capacity for fanatical devotion.

There is only one prospect worse than being chained to an intolerable existence: The nightmare of a botched attempt to end it.

The jester is brother to the sage.

Faith is a wondrous thing; it is not only capable of moving mountains, but also of making you believe that a herring is a race horse.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.