Many a marriage hardly differs from prostitution, except being harder to escape from.

When we look at a rock what we are seeing is not the rock, but the effect of the rock upon us.

We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one which we preach, but do not practice, and another which we practice, but seldom preach.

There are some simple maxims which I think might be commended to writers of expository prose. First: never use a long word if a short word will do. So, if you want to make a statement with a great many qualifications, put some of the qualifications in separate sentences. Third: do not let the beginning of your sentence lead the reader to an expectation which is contradicted by the end.

When conscious activity is wholly concentrated on some one definite purpose, the ultimate result, for most people, is lack of balance accompanied by some form of nervous disorder.

Perhaps the best hope for the future of mankind is that ways will be found of increasing the scope and intensity of sympathy.

The taboo against nakedness is an obstacle to a decent attitude on the subject of sex.