Philosophy bakes no bread

Can a society in which thought and technique are scientific persist for a long period, as, for example, ancient Egypt persisted, or does it necessarily contain within itself forces which must bring either decay or explosion?

To create a healthy philosophy you should renounce metaphysics but be a good mathematician.

I do not think that the real reason why people accept religion has anything to do with argumentation. They accept religion on emotional grounds.

It is odd that neither the Church nor modern public opinion condemns petting, provided it stops short at a certain point. At what point sin begins is a matter as to which casuists differ. One eminently orthodox Catholic divine laid it down that a confessor may fondle a nun's breasts, provided he does it without evil intent. But I doubt whether modern authorities would agree with him on this point.

Modern life cannot be constructed on . . . physically strenuous principles. A great deal of work is sedentary, and most manual work exercises only a few specialized muscles.

It is only through imagination that men become aware of what the world might be; without it, ‘progress’ would become mechanical and trivial.