Boredom is... a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Machines have altered our way of life, but not our instincts. Consequently, there is maladjustment.

The great majority of men and women, in ordinary times, pass through life without ever contemplating or criticising, as a whole, either their own conditions or those of the world at large.

The true spirit of delight...is to be found in mathematics as surely as in poetry.

The Mormons had a divine revelation in favour of polygamy, but under pressure from the United States Government they discovered that the revelation was not binding.

Philosophy, though unable to tell us with certainty what is the true answer to the doubts which it raises, is able to suggest many possibilities which enlarge our thoughts and free them from the tyranny of custom.

What hunger is in relation to food, zest is in relation to life.