The man who pursues happiness wisely will aim at the possession of a number of subsidiary interests in addition to those central ones upon which his life is built.

Cruel men believe in a cruel god and use their belief to excuse their cruelty. Only kindly men believe in a kindly god, and they would be kindly in any case.

Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.

We must be sceptical even of our scepticism.

Only in thought is man a God; in action and desire we are the slaves of circumstance.

To create a healthy philosophy you should renounce metaphysics but be a good mathematician.

It is a natural propensity to attribute misfortune to someone's malignity.