It is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true

Our instinctive emotions are those that we have inherited from a much more dangerous world, and contain, therefore, a larger portion of fear than they should.

Many a man will have the courage to die gallantly, but will not have the courage to say, or even to think, that the cause for which he is asked to die is an unworthy one.

Calculating machines do sums better than even the cleverest people… As arithmetic has grown easier, it has come to be less respected.

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.

Africans had to be taught that nudity is wicked; this was done very cheaply by missionaries.

I am paid by the word, so I always write the shortest words possible.