A preoccupation with the future not only prevents us from seeing the present as it is but often prompts us to rearrange the past.

Nowhere at present is there such a measureless loathing of their country by educated people as in America.

In a modern society people can live without hope only when kept dazed and out of breath by incessant hustling.

Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.

A sublime religion inevitably generates a strong feeling of guilt. There is an unavoidable contrast between loftiness of profession and imperfection of practice. And, as one would expect, the feeling of guilt promotes hate and brazenness. Thus it seems that the more sublime the faith the more virulent the hatred it breeds.

Far more critical than what we know or what we don't know is what we don't want to know.

Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.