The modern man thinks that everything ought to be done for the sake of something else, and never for its own sake.

At first it seems obvious, but the more you think about it the stranger the deductions from this axiom seem to become; in the end you cease to understand what is meant by it.

no one ever gossips about the virtues of others

I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.

Religion may in most of its forms be defined as the belief that the gods are on the side of the government.

Have no respect for the authority of others, for there are always contrary authorities to be found

Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit.