What rapture, oh, it is to know A good thing when you see it And having seen a good thing, oh, What rapture 'tis to flee it.

Unfortunate the country that needs heroes!

The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error.

Writers can't write as fast as governments make wars; because to write demands thinking.

Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral.

A man who sees another man on the street corner with only a stump for an arm will be so shocked the first time he'll give him sixpence. But the second time it'll only be a three penny bit. And if he sees him a third time, he'll have him cold-bloodedly handed over to the police.

What's breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank?