Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.

We treat our dogs as if they were "almost human": that is why they really become "almost human" in the end.

I don't want him to live forever, and I know that he's not going to live forever whether I want him to or not.

If a man is going to write on chemistry, he learns chemistry. The same is true of Christianity.

We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us.

If anyone would like to acquire humility, the first step is to realize one is proud. Nothing can be done before it.

If crime and disease are to be regarded as the same thing, it follows that any state of mind which our masters choose to call 'disease' can be treated as a crime and compulsorily cured.