Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.

Most political leaders acquire their position by causing large numbers of people to believe that these leaders are actuated by altruistic desires

A habit of finding pleasure in thought rather than action is a safeguard against unwisdom and excessive love of power, a means of preserving serenity in misfortune and peace of mind among worries. A life confined to what is personal is likely, sooner or later, to become unbearably painful; it is only by windows into a larger and less fretful cosmos that the more tragic parts of life become endurable.

If the Church is not now as bad as the Soviet Government, that is due to the influence of those who attacked the Church

The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible.

Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool's paradise, for only a fool will think that is happiness.

That the world is in a bad shape is undeniable, but there is not the faintest reason in history to suppose that Christianity offers a way out.