Great God in Boots! – the ontological argument is sound!

The governors of the world believe, and have always believed, that virtue can only be taught by teaching falsehood, and that any man who knew the truth would be wicked. I disbelieve this, absolutely and entirely. I believe that love of truth is the basis of all real virtue, and that virtues based upon lies can only do harm.

Machines deprive us of two things which are certainly important ingredients of human happiness, namely, spontaneity and variety.

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

Italy, and the spring and first love all together should suffice to make the gloomiest person happy.

Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives' mouths.

All definite knowledge - so I should contend - belongs to science; all dogma as to what surpasses definite knowledge belongs to theology. But between theology and science there is a No Man's Land, exposed to attack by both sides; this No Man's Land is philosophy.