In an autocracy, one person has his way; in an aristocracy, a few people have their way; in a democracy, no one has his way.

The only important thing to realise about history is that it all took place in the last five minutes.

One of the greatest superstitions of our time is the belief that it has none.

That society exists to frustrate the individual may be seen from its attitude to work. It is only morally acceptable if you do not want to do it. If you do want to, it becomes a personal pleasure.

The human race's favorite method for being in control of facts is to ignore them.

The remarkable thing about the human mind is its range of limitations.

The charms of money are distinctly under-represented in literature. There are no songs or poems extolling its virtues. This seems on the face of it strange. The claims of money to be celebrated in verse might well seem to be no less than those of faithful dogs, beautiful women, or jugs of wine.